SOC244H5 Lecture Notes - Social Evolution, Promiscuity, Symbolic Interactionism
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Theory and history covered in the first 3 lectures. Functionalism, symbolic interactionism and how they look at families. Historical modes in the shift of work. Rest of the lectures what brings people together. Recommended readings not required for the readings. The term family used in many different ways everyday language, brothers, sisters, ancestors, some sort of relationship. Vague sense of identity in this notion of family. Bonnie fox reading not a simple concept, becomes minefield of contested families. Organic solidarity under mechanical solidarity, connected to each other through similar. It was a society of connected people connected through similar occupations. Economic family sharing the same dwelling, sharing blood, marriage or legal adoption. Increasing division of labor occupations means of social cohesion (same occupation farmers) Tonnies and durkhein both saw the shifts in these social structures. Impact of industrial revolution and how it challenged families and individuals.
