SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuclear Family, Infant Mortality, Wage Labour
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We look back at the family in history. >argue: behavior is a function of the social conditions under which it occurs (the way ppl behave is a function of the situations we find ourselves in, ppl aren"t good or bad) functions of the family. >economic unit (confers status) conflict view of family (esp capitalism) >women as dependant labour (exploited in the fam) *both views nostalgic functional perspective: perfect unit, white family, romanticize the past conflict perspective: look at pre-industrial family, bad during capitalism. >not idealize past, but seek out the facts . *piece it together from church records, graves (400 year old, kid that died at. Behavior is a function of the social conditions under which it occurs (quebec, give land and wealth to one child, usually oldest son, others to survive on their own and nothing to pass down to them. Rather leave all to one than little to many. E. g. lack resources lead to medical rationing family hypothesis.
