SOC214H1 Lecture : Family Patterns- November Dec 6th
Document Summary
Hours of work in canada have gotten longer not shorter. This used to work when men were the breedwinners. Now it is a problem since most men and women are in the labour force. Because daycare is so hard to get what happens when couples have children the mother changes her job and make adjustments in order to care for her children. 2006, almost 16% of families and over 18% of children younger then 15 years. Consequences: poverty and the trouble of trying to both care for children and earn a living. Every canadian government since the 1980s promised except for harper promised for daycare. In this society the assumption is that it is best for a child to stay at home with their mothers when it comes to childcare. There are a bunch of different issues to address. Downside of daycare is that children get sick a lot.
