SOC101Y1 Final: Final Exam Essay Prep
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Since 1960s, employment rate has slightly declined for men whereas dramatically increased for married women, as such, 2/3 of families of canada consist of dual-earner couples in present society. As such, balancing work and family has become an important issue because since most individuals do not have enough time to perform both roles. Although family and marriage is weakening in general, marital bonds are still the most central and important bonds among all social ties. When a couple is married, the two networks from each spouse, including relatives and friends are embedded in marital bond, and the size of network increases. The members of these social networks actively engage in exchanges such as financial and psychological support to each other. When a couple undergoes structural change as a family, such as divorce and remarriage, the network also changes. In terms of divorce, matricentral networks are usually reinforced when daughters return to family of origin for support.
