Sociology 2235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Michel De Montaigne, Alimony, Heterogamy
1 Apr 2016
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Undoing has somewhat of a negaive connotaion divorce is a changing of the family, not necessarily an undoing. Your second midterm is in 2 weeks (jan. 27: there will be a review next week, make sure you pay atenion to bolded words in the textbook, covers everything since the last test. Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out. french philosopher michel de montaigne. Even though people are living common law, marriage is sill popular in canada. 1985: revisions to the divorce act: 3 major changes, the introducion of a no-fault clause for marital breakdown (mutual consent) Both spouses could consent to the divorce and they didn"t have to prove anything. *only one year of separaion was needed: abolishment of alimony and replaced it with gender-neutral spousal support.
