SOCI 225 Lecture Notes - Incest Taboo, Nuclear Family, Japanese Canadians

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Cohabitating man and woman who have an appropriate sexual relationship and have at least 2 children. Wife works at home and husband works outside of home and is the primary source of income (traditional) There has been a decrease in the nuclear family since the 1940"s. Moral entrepreneur = someone who makes a living telling society that it"s falling apart because it"s taking an immoral direction. The family is changing and shifting away from the traditional nuclear family. Divorce rates have been stable for decades but it is very high (~40-50%) Since the 1950s, divorce is 50% more often than not. Marital breakdown combined with an increase in the number of children born outside of marriage (illegitimate) Means more divorces, fewer getting married, shift away from the nuclear family, 50% of children today will spend some time in a single parent set up. A bit harder on boys than girls because single parent families are mostly led by females.

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