SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Family, Child Poverty, Welfare Dependency
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Nuclear family = consists of a cohabitating man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child. Traditional nuclear family = is a nuclear family in which the husband works outside the home for money and the wife works without pay in the home. Many ppl sound the alarm when the family undergoes rapid changed and particularly when the divorce rate increases. 1901 69% of canadian families were nuclear. 1940s & 1950s the ideal family form was a nuclear family. 2006 fewer than 39% of canadian families were nuclear. Some sociologist (mainly functionalist)blame the rise in crime rates, illegal drug use, poverty, & welfare dependency was a result of fewer canadian children living in 2 parent households w/ stay at home moms. Other sociologist (conflict & feminist theories) argue that it is incorrect to believe that there is only 1 family form. From a functionalist"s view the nuclear family performs 5 main functions:
