SOC 030 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Family, British Rail Class 31
Document Summary
Women were often likely to die during birth which could lead to more step mothers. Message of socialization: step mother does not have the child"s best interest at heart. Even if we never knew a step family, we get the negative messages portrayed through the media (cinderella, wicked step mothers) Closing points on cultural messages about divorce and stepfamilies. Dominant cultural messages are often negative (especially for divorce) Alternative messages (both negative and positive messages about stepfamilies) Divorce rates: increased from 1960 to 1980, now decreasing. Divorce rate since 2000: 2% of all lengths of marriages end in divorce per year.
