SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Nuclear Family, Gender Role, Industrial Revolution

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1350
• Professor: Reese Simpkins

Document Summary

Lecture 18/19 marriage, the family and divorce (part 1 + 2) Marriage and the nuclear family socially constructed changes overtime low amount of marriage + common law marriages = unity doctrine ended women are not property nuclear family= normative not universal. Mythical norm = heterosexual + two opposite sex couple + procreative norms kids + gender role male breadwinner (economic role) Marriage laws in canada william bla(cid:272)ksto(cid:374)e(cid:859)s commentaries on the laws of england (1976) Legal p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iple of (cid:858)(cid:272)o(cid:448)e(cid:396)tu(cid:396)e(cid:859) = hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ife (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed (cid:449)ife (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed o(cid:374)e pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) i(cid:374) la(cid:449) Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s u(cid:374)de(cid:396) (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)iage husband cant grant anything to his wife + is bound to provide necessities to her by law old law husband might give moderate correction lower class. Women = extension of husband + cant own property + fathers have absolute right to children + men could abandon /divorce wives and still retain legal control over them.