Evolution of Courtship

Family Definitions

• According to the United Nations, family is defined as a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Factors Influencing Family Definition

• The definition of family is NOT influenced by geography.

Family Theories

• The Organic Theory views the family as analogous to a living organism and emphasizes specific functions served by the family.
• The Interactionist Theory focuses on internal family dynamics and explores the interaction of family members.

Kinship Terms

• The term "fictive kin" is used to describe applying kinship terms to individuals who are not blood relatives or legally related.
• In the Iroquois kinship naming system, the term 'Father' was applied to maternal uncle and paternal uncle.

Social Rules

• The term "descent" is used to describe the social rule that assigns identity based on ancestry.

Types of Love

• Storge involves a predisposition to help and exclusiveness and absorption.

Impact of European Conquest

• Disease and warfare had a devastating impact on Native lifestyles during the European conquest.

Demographic Transitions

• The First Demographic Transition was characterized by a decline in mortality rates.
• The focus of the Second Demographic Transition is on low fertility rates.

Immigration and Marriage

• A trend observed in early Asian immigrants to Canada was that they often sent money back to their families.
• According to Payne (1994), marriage is defined as a social institution that is characterized by emotional attachment, economic cooperation, and mutual obligation.
• According to Murdock (1949), a characteristic of a family is NOT that it is a group of individuals who reside together.
• According to Riedmann, Lamanna, Nelson (2003), a key aspect of a family is that it is a group of individuals who are emotionally attached and share a residence.
• According to Macionis, Burkowicz, Jansson & Benoit (2020), family is defined as a group of individuals who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Courtship and Dating

• During the courtship period from 1830-1880, one characteristic was that couples often met in supervised settings.
• During the dating period from 1920-1945, one characteristic was NOT that couples often went on group dates.
• A significant change in dating from 1960 to the present was the increase in casual dating and the decline of formal dating.

LGBTQ+ Rights

• Canada decriminalized homosexuality in 1969.
• The organization formed in the 1970s to advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community was the LGBTQ+ movement.
• The decade that saw the emergence of LGBT sub-cultures in Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto was the 1970s.
• The major event in the 1980s that led to increased activism and advocacy for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community was the AIDS epidemic.
• Canada legalized same-sex marriage in 2005 during the Liberal government.

Family Theories and Dynamics

• The Social Exchange Theory emphasizes the importance of equity in relationships and recognizes that families experience periods of change and stability.
• The key tasks for families during the 'Parenting Preschool Children' stage are to provide care, guidance, and socialization.
• The perspective on family change that suggests that as the state becomes more powerful, families decline in their importance is the Paternal Patriarchal Theory.
• The power dynamics in Ancient Roman families were characterized by patriarchy.
• The main focus of Family Development Theory is on the stages of family development and the tasks that families must accomplish at each stage.
• The key tasks for families during the 'Parenting Preschool Children' stage are to provide care, guidance, and socialization.
• The proposed family systems identified by Zimmerman were nuclear, extended, and communal families.
• The teachings of Jesus and Paul regarding relationships emphasized the importance of love, respect, and mutual support.