Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Gender Role, Queer Theory, Coparenting
14 Apr 2018
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5. 1 the global context: families of the world: heterosexual monogamy: exclusive pair-bonding between two opposite-sex persons, canada up to 2003 only these couples had legal marriages. Structural-functionalist perspective: views the family as a social institution that performs important functions for society, traditional family gender roles contribute to family functioning. I(cid:374) heterose(cid:454)ual fa(cid:373)ilies" (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) perfor(cid:373) e(cid:454)pressi(cid:448)e role of (cid:373)a(cid:374)agi(cid:374)g house etc. , and men perform instrumental role of earning income etc: other family norms viewed as abnormal. 5. 3 violence and abuse in intimate and family relationships: people are more likely assaulted, killed in their own homes by family members than anywhere else or by anyone else. Intimate partner violence: actual or threatened violent crimes committed against persons by their current or former spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends. Common couple violence: occasional act of violence that result from conflict that gets out of hand between persons in a relationship: 2.
