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What type of family unit consists of relatives in addition to parents and children living in the same household?
What social network forms the basis of family structure?
Which type of family unit is composed of one or two parents and their dependent children living separately from other relatives?
What is another term for unmarried couples who live together but maintain separate residences?
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In what year was same-sex marriage permitted in Canada?
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What did the 1995 General Social Survey find about people's support for long-term relationships?
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According to the conflict perspective, what is a source of social inequality and conflict within families?
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What is the primary reason for the postponement of marriage, as mentioned in the text?
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In what type of relationship do two unmarried adults live together in a sexual relationship without being married?
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Which perspective emphasizes that women's lives have become more 'individualized' in modern society?
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What is the significance of the Second Shift in the context of intimate relationships?
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What is one reason cited for the reduction in rates of spousal homicide according to the text?
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Study Notes
Changing Views on Marriage and Families
- Functionalist perspective: family is essential for social stability and individual well-being, regulating sexual behavior, socializing and educating children, providing economic and psychological support, and offering social status.
- Conflict perspective: families are sources of social inequality and conflict over values and resources, with women and children dominated by men, who benefit the capitalist class.
- Feminist perspective: male domination occurred before capitalism, and inequality causes domestic abuse, with higher rates of spousal homicide among females.
Diversity in Intimate Relationships and Families
- Singlehood: 30% of Canadians live in one-person households, with many experiencing involuntary singlehood.
- Postponing marriage: mean age of first marriage is 31.0 for men and 29.6 for women, due to economic uncertainty, changing job structures, women's participation in the workforce, sexual revolution, and rising divorce rates.
- Common-law and cohabitation: 18% of Canadian couples live together without being married, and 7% of couples live apart together (LAT) for job opportunities or to minimize caregiving responsibilities.
The Nature of Families
- Family: an institution uniting people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including children, with kinship as its basis.
- Extended family: a unit composed of relatives in addition to parents and children, all living in the same household.
- Nuclear family: a unit composed of one or two parents and their dependent children, living apart from other relatives.
Are Canadian Families in Decline?
- New types of families: common-law, same-sex, living apart together, and blended families are emerging.
- The percentage of people in traditional families has declined, with many more single-person households.
- Many women are in the labor market, and the focus has shifted from the needs of children to those of adults.
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Test your knowledge on the nature of families, kinship, changing family structures, and patterns like extended families. Explore how families unite people in cooperative groups to care for one another and the impacts of industrialization on family dynamics.
