SOCY 352 Study Guide - Final Guide: Basic Income, Heterosexuality, Job Security

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 352
• Professor: W.Andrew Silver

Document Summary

A paradigm for understanding both continuity and change across time and generations; combines the study of social structure with the experience of individuals over the life course (i. e. history, society, and biography). The key concepts in the study of the life course are life events, transitions, and trajectories (pathways). Empty nest: a family life-course stage when all of the children have transitioned to adulthood and left home to begin their own life, due to increase in intergenerational co-residence, mid-life parents may be well into their. 50"s before experiencing an empty nest: children"s economic/financial needs are a key factor influencing the home-leaving behaviour of young adult children. Cluttered nest: young adults that return to live with their parents or chose to remain at home past the customary age for leaving home. Leaving the family nest and returning again at some pint over the life course. Returning home after work common for those returning after school due to economic needs.