SOCIOL 1A06 Study Guide - Final Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Gender Inequality, Laud Humphreys
16 Dec 2013
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Sociological imagination: individual experiences connected to a social context. Sociology: linking individual situation to broader social context, public, global. Some were sociological explanations that can account for divorce over time. Individual factors would be why particular couple would get divorced where as sociological would be why we see increase in divorce rates over decade. People living longer: increased life expectancy = more time being married together. Legal changes: reform on divorce legislation, no fault divorce, makes getting divorce easier from legal point of view. Declining stigma: no longer a barrier from getting divorce. Increasing secularism: we are less religious = fewer religious constraints. Women"s labor force participation: women have financial means to live independently and seek divorce. Higher expectations: what we want from out partners. Shifting ideas about gender and unequal sharing of housework. Inadequate supports for working parents which lead to marital conflict.
