SOCI 2270 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Virginity, Aisle, Nuclear Family
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Here comes the bride : the making of a modern. Think: oh no, the bride spilt currie everywhere. Changes in marriage and family dynamics during the past. 25 years have given rise to new questions for sociologists of the family. So basically: in the past 25 years or so society has progressed and changed and is less traditional . One of these points are the fact that divorce rates have increased. The nuclear family is being challenged as being the universal structure of family. This is being done so because people are starting to realize other cultures have different structures and family life is not always perfect (violence and unequal divisions of labour) Modern traditional: a term that captures the notion of paradox. Bride price: a service or price the groom or the groom"s family pays to the bride"s family or bride to give thanks that they are giving their daughter away or she is leaving her family.