SOC275H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Nuclear Family, Married People
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Aboriginal: a member of one of three indigenous groups (inuit, first nations, and metis) recognized by the. Divorce act: federal legislation introduced in 1968, and revised in 1985, governing the provision of divorce in. Indian act: federal legislation of 1876, revised periodically since then, that governs and defines registers indians (first nations) and their reserves. Chapter 6 notes the gendered family: gender at the heart of the home. The north american family is changing if the family feels like one of the most fragile of social institutions, it is also perhaps among the most resilient. Canadian families have changed dramatically over the course of our history, and the family form continues to adapt to changing circumstances. Often our descriptions of the family conform more to the mythic model called the sentimental model" than to our actual experiences. A brief history of the canadian (and north american) family.
