SOCI 1101 Lecture 10: 9.20
4 Oct 2016
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Family and community are increasingly being replaced by: state and market (government and the ability to make and sell) We think of one or two parents and kids living in the same household but this is just one type of family about 70% of human societies has been polygamous some men have multiple wives. Diverse family forms extended families are very common there are many different forms of marriage. Women marrying women ( west africa not lesbians) in order to keep lineage going some married men eat and sleep separately from their wives and children in dorms . 9. 20 only few items were bought and sold. Education, health care, dispute resolution (courts), etc. now the market provides. Work, elderly care, weddings, conflict support (lawyers, therapists), etc. The us family big changes in us families over the last 50 years. 1960: most children (73%) under age 18 lived with 2 parents in their first marriage.
