Women's Studies 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indian Act
23 Nov 2016
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Women"s studies lecture 6 marriage, sexuality and the nation. Legally, socially, and or religiously recognizing a union of two people. Up to 1960s, marriage in the western world was a heterosexual union that was based on the christian model of lifelong monogamy. Monogamy was not a natural" human trait. Marriage upheld the idea that husband = provider and wife = nurturer. Birth control brought about a dramatic shift in what marriage started to mean. Sex was not only for pro-creation but for also pleasure. Civil rights movement and the gay liberation movement. All these movements are about change, changing the culture of marriage; what marriage meant, who could marry who, and the freedom to cohabitate before marriage. 1960"s: divorce appears in the us and canada. Marriage is a contractual relationship between two consenting adults. Representation of the epitome of sexual love. Marriage designs the architecture of private life, acting as a boundary for privacy.
