Lecture 12 (3/24)
1. Announcements/Business
Welcome Back
Assignment 1
2. Very Quick Review
Where have we been?
Theories
Methods, Gender and Science
Childhood and Socialization (images, play)
Education (science and math gaps)
Adolescence (teen pregnancy, body image, housework)
Where are we going?
Marriage (trends, consequences of trends, meaning of marriage and family, housework)
Work (trends, glass ceiling, sexual harassment)
Gender issues are not the same across all races and places
Women and Welfare
3. Demography of Marriage and Living Arrangements
Delay in first marriage
-trends (u-shaped, proportion never married by age)
-women's lives become more like men's
-empty nest syndrome vs. return to nest syndrome
-why delay?
Divorce
-Trends (upswings and downturns)
-Cause of divorce
-Attitudes
-Consequences for Women
Cohabitation
-Trends
-Divorce and Cohabitation.
Remarriage
-Women vs. Men
-Trends
Single Parent Families
Trends
Racial Differences in Marriage Patterns
-Single Parenting
-Marital Status
Meaning of Marriage and Family - Explanations for Current Trends and Growing Diversity in Family Forms?
What defines a family? (Weston)
What is the distinction between marriage, love and family?
Functional relationships
Separate Spheres
Victorian era
Romantic love
How has the meaning of mothering and fathering changed with time?
Why do people get married nowadays?