SOC366H1 Lecture Notes - Social Reproduction, Auditory Masking, Sociology Of The Family
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Agenda: conceptualizations the family; intensive mothering, sex/gender roles. Socio-demographic shifts and ideological shifts the rise of dual earners and the. Construction of mother-as-sacred: working mothers and the opt out revolution, considering alternative caregivers shadow motherhood. Theoretical perspectives: a). functionalist perspective differentiated sex roles functionally necessary for society b). feminist perspective social reproduction and power inequalities c). intersectional perspectives gender, class, and race/ethnicity combine to differentially disadvantage particular women within families. See the family as the heart of society. Other parts are important i. e. pumping to the heart. Social control underpinnings: there are parts to the system that keep the whole functioning. Murdoc, anthropologist: nuclear family is universal the nuclear family is so useful to society that it is inevitable and it is universal. Anthropological research on 200 societies: provides essential functions. Sexual controls sexuality, provides stability for adults. Know that they hae 2 kids, self-sustaining, no others are involved. It is a policing function in society, stability.
