CLA 1101 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, French Third Republic, Eastern Bloc
12 Oct 2018
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CLA 1101
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Jan 8, 2017
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Lec 1: CH 1
What is a family?
- Definitions of the family
- Theories used to study the family
Who is in my family?
Are the following people members of my family?
- Parents and stepparents
- Brothers and sisters and step siblings
- Their spouses and children
- Their stepchildren
- Their in-laws
- Aunts and uncles
- Cousins cousins’ spouses and children
- Grandparents
- Spouse
- Biological children
- Living at home
- Living on their own
- Adopted children
- Children’s spouses
- Spouse’s parents and siblings
- roommate(s)
- Friends?
- …
- Genograms
- Can track
What is a Family?
Legal definitions
- Variety of legal definitions exist, but often change as result of court cases and legislation
- Statistics Canada (census family) : married couple with children; common law
couple with children; single parent with child
- Children’s aid society of toronto; anyone with a meaningful relationship to a child
Conceptual changes by census year
- 1981: first year data are available for common-law unions
- 2001: same-sex common-law couples are first counted.
- The census family concept is broadened to include:
- Children in census family who were previously married
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Jan 8, 2017
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- Skip-generation families (grandparents and grandchildren in the same
dwelling without the presence of a middle-generation parent)
- A child and his/her lone parent (middle generation) living in a three-
generation household. Prior to 2001, the two older generations would
have formed a census family
- 2006: Same-sex married couples are first counted, following the legalization of same-sex
marriage across Canada in 2005
- 2011: Coupled with children can be classified as intact families or stepfamilies
Legal Definitions
- Government regulations determine “family” for services such as immigration, medical
benefits, bereavement leave, penitentiary visits
- Common-law spouses, single parents, same-sex couples all considered families under
various laws
Social Definitions
- Church, school, hospital
- Nuclear family
- A family consisting of husband, a wife, and their children
- Often called the “standard north american family”; forms basis for what
advocates call “traditional family values”
- Family of orientation: family that we are born into and raised in
- Family of procreation: family formed through marriage or cohabitation
- Extended family
- Very culturally defined, may all live together traditionally
Personal definitions
- Definitions of family can be personal
- Sometimes close friends are considered family member
- In cases of conflict (eg divorce) a family member might not be considered as belonging
Intentional Families
- Modern society encourages frequent an dramatic changes (eg moving to another
country for work)
- Intentional Family
- A family whose members, though not related by blood or marriage, call
themselves a family; may share residences and common lifestyle
- A family whose members, though not related by blood or marriage, call
themselves a family; may share residences and a common experience
- Decisions to join often arises from human need for companionship and
emotional connection that comes from shared experiences
Thinking about families: theories
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Document Summary
Variety of legal definitions exist, but often change as result of court cases and legislation. Statistics canada (census family) : married couple with children; common law couple with children; single parent with child. Children"s aid society of toronto; anyone with a meaningful relationship to a child. 1981: first year data are available for common-law unions. 2001: same-sex common-law couples are first counted. The census family concept is broadened to include: Children in census family who were previously married. Skip-generation families (grandparents and grandchildren in the same dwelling without the presence of a middle-generation parent) A child and his/her lone parent (middle generation) living in a three- generation household. Prior to 2001, the two older generations would have formed a census family. 2006: same-sex married couples are first counted, following the legalization of same-sex marriage across canada in 2005. 2011: coupled with children can be classified as intact families or stepfamilies.
