SOCL 2505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Stratification, Fetus, Undoing Gender
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What is a family: depends on when you ask/asked that question. Why: yes it has economic and governmental regulations other than social. Sociological theory and families: methods used and the questions asked by sociologists are influenced by sociological theory, perspectives, exchange, symbolic interaction, feminist & post modern. Post modern perspective: personal life has changed fundamentally over the last several decades, modern era: mid-to-late 19th century to late 20th century, late modern era (post-modern): last few decades of 20th century and present day. In the modern era, individuals moved through a series of roles (student, spouse, parent, housewife, breadwinner) that seemed more or less natural: choices were constrained. Study of the history of the family: began in 1960, philippe ari s, published a book about the history of childhood, art depicted children, concluded the concept of childhood was a modern invention.
