SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Voluntary Childlessness, Conflict Theories, Monogamy
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Alters the things that are available to children and how children socialize. Alters views on what a good partner and relationship are. Women in the lower class defined a good husband as non-alcoholic, had a good job, and not violent. Women in the middle class has a different definition since all these qualities were assumed to already be inherent in the men; they wanted the husband to have good communication. Social class influences what you expect in a relationship. We want to get the best deal in a relationship. Can be concerned with the label/titles involved in a relationship. Problems: we don"t get a sense of what"s happening broadly in the sense of how social institutions work together. Divorce rates have risen due to . You change as you get older, and things might not work as it used to. People want to be happy and wants what is best for themselves.