ITAL 20X Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Job Satisfaction, Feminist Movement, Consumerism
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Only jobs with high positions (brokers, lawyers) will drive bigger, sportier. Cars not used for everyday, usually buy mopeds. The family has traditionally been the central institution of the italian society. Definition of the italian family largely influenced by the catholic church. Italians lost a lot of young men to wwii. Only allowed and recognized man and woman to be married. Employee, security, etc. benefits were only given to these couples. High rates of marriage, very little rates of divorces influenced by catholic values. Moral values at the core of the italian family. Familism as a central concept of the italian culture. Visions of how to spend money shifted from self to family. First time that couples are living far apart from each other. Leads to women discovering their independence and authority. More awareness of what"s happening outside of italy. Realizing that other countries were more progressive than italy.
