SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Real Humans, Nanny, Child Care
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Week 9: dual-earner couples november 22, 2011. Chapter 28- read in fox middle class women when they move from hong kong to toronto- this will be helpful for the assignment (transportation affected family patterns) How old when they came, other info in first paragraph- i will do this then that then this this is what i will argue i want to argue the following . Two reactions marriage is in decline perhaps even disappearing and there is a panic in this reaction, people becoming increasingly self-centered, divorce rates up, marriage on decline = social problem because family is social bedrock of society! When men do not marry women, they are likely to be violent and they argue the crime rate will go up. He also argues there is a trend going from companion marriage to individualized marriage. Cherlin says personal choice- looms large in marital careers people"s history he like. Coontz is talking about choice, we increasingly have choice.
