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- Equal pay policies for work of equal value
- Equal employment policies regarding hiring and promoting
- Equal footing in labour market, regarding child care and parental leave |
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| Definitons of the family (2) |
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1. structurally (what they look like)
2. functionally (what they do) |
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| now married couple or a lone parent of any marital status with at least one never-married son or doughter that lives in the same dwelling |
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| Family (as defined by the Vanier institute) |
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| any combination of 2 or more people who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth, adoption, and who assume responsibilities such as physical care, procreation, socialization, affective nurturance and the production, consumption and distribution of goods and services |
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| 5 Factors changing the modern family |
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1. Longevity: people are living longer
2. Fertility: decreased birth rates
3. Technology: changes in employment and housework
4. Women in the workforce: increased demands for child care, employment equity policies
5. Divorce: increase in lone-parent and blended families |
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| Women's Liberation Movement |
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First Wave (1800's): gaining the right to vote, very political
Second Wave (1960's): a reaction to the rigidity of the male-dominated family structure with fixed gender roles... searching for gender equality |
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| How has a decrease in religious influence affected the family? (3) |
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- increased divorce rates
- increased use of birth control methods
- legalized abortion |
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| Recent Family Patterns (7) |
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1. common-law partners
2. lone-parent families
3. women in the workforce
4. single person households
5. blended families
6. same-sex partners
7. decline of extended family support |
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Term
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1. monolithic - traditional, nuclear, male breadwinner
2. conservative - ignores change in family structure
3. sexist - functional inequality
4. microstructural - refuse to look at outside influences
5. ageist - from a middle-aged perspective
6. racist - discounts culturally or ethnically different practices
7. heterosexist - denying status of LGBTTQ* families |
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Term
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1. Patriarchal Model
2. Individual Responsibility Model
3. Social Responsibility Model |
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- husband is dominant and head of family
- wife is socially and economically beneath
- children are dependents of the father
- women do not receive assistance if husband is alive
- women are expected to provide care for family members without pay
- divorce and same sex couples are not recognized |
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| Individual Responsibility Model |
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- formal gender equality, gender neutral policies and gender equalized caregiving
- men and women are equally responsible for the economic well-being of themselves, each other and their dependents
- lack of recognition of lone-parent families |
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| Social Responsibility Model |
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Definition
- minimizes gender inequality and class stratification
- collective support for dependents and caregiving... public responsibility
- autonomy for each individual
- social and legal recognition of LGBTTQ* families
- sees the individual as the social unit rather than the whole family |
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| Current barriers to gender equality (2) |
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1. lack of affordable and accessible child care
2. lack of affordable and accessible elder care
Women are more likely to have part-time or casual employment and are more likely to take time off work to respond to family needs |
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