SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Incest Taboo, Bilateral Descent, Nuclear Family

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Africa and southern asia: polygyny: one man and 2 or more women - most common form, polyandry: one woman and 2 or more men. Social class: interviews for working-class women reveal wives though a good husband was one who held a steady job, didn"t drink too much, and wasn"t violent, middle-class women assumed husband would provide safe and secure home. Mixed marriage: canadians have become more accepting of intergroup marriage. Gender: married women have poorer mental health, less happiness, and more passive attitudes toward life than single women, married men generally live longer and report being happier than single men. Remarriage and blended families: 4 out of 5 who divorce will remarry, most within 5 years, blended family is composed of children and she combination of biological parents and step- parents. Cohabitation: the sharing of a household by an unmarried couple.