SOCI 1001 Final: Sociology exam Notes
10 Feb 2016
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Census family: composed of a married couple or a common-law couple, with or without children, or of a lone parent living with at least one child in the same dwelling. Changes to families: family organization changed with changes to social organization and economic factors, women entering the work place, people getting married later/not at all, having children later/ not at all. Zero-child families: about 1/5 of north american women between 40-45 have never given birth, while infertility may be the reason, more common factors are: Rising cost of raising a child or growth of attractive alternatives. Arranged marriages: arranged marriages were common historically and presently, marriages continue to be arranged in many places and families to: Parents feel more qualified to choose their children"s partners. Social factors in mate selection: marriage resources (such as financial assets, third parties, demographic and compositional factors. Marital satisfaction: today marital stability depends more on happiness rather than in usefulness of marriage.
