Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ambert, Fictive Kinship, Nuclear Family
11 Nov 2012
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Family most basic institution of any society. Socialization: process where children learn how to think/behave according to ways society/group in which they re born/raised (not passive, they respond according to their personalities/needs/experiences) transmission of culture: socialization reconstructs gender, racial, economic structure + roles. Nuclear is combo of two generations in one household: necessary for care of young/helpless and survival of species despite monogamy. Other relatives are extended family or kinship group i. e. aunts, in-laws, cousins. Most people belong to both nuclear and extended families: multi-generational households: extended families living together under one roof haven t ever been a norm in canada except in. Aboriginals (the english/french arrived with tradition of nuclear: three-generational households have increased in canada in the past two decades immigration and due to return of adult children with their own children home. Newly arrived families are kinship oriented (institutionalized, exact rules of behavior, reciprocity) compared to average.
