sociol 2qq3 test 2

divorce rates increased after

legislation in 1968 and 1987 made it more accessible

divorce rates influenced by

women’s labour force participation, their financial resources, declining stigma around divorce and breakups

British Columbia

extended family law to cover cohabiting couples, recognized a lot of women and children were left vulnerable in relationship breakups

step-parents

could be required to pay child support upon relationship ending

how spousal support is determined

looks at discrepancy in income, length of relationship, if one partner depends on the other

changes to divorce act 2021

Collaborative law approach encourages mediation and problem solving so that disputes don’t have to go to court

concept of best interests of the child

consider cultural upbringing, heritage, linguistic heritage, religious or spiritual upbringing

mens emotional well-being is more adversely impacted

over the short term, men’s well-being improved over time

critique of earlier research on divorce

tended to paint a picture that it was all negative for kids, but recent research suggests it’s more complex than thought.

only child in our generation

will spend more years of life caring for parents than children

what does domestic labour entail

caring for people we love, maintaining our home to facilitate the care of people we love, might become necessary to hire someone

sociologists refer to domestic labour as unpaid labour

under industrial capitalism, labour is unpaid unless you hire someone, you outsource this labour to people

married men

reported better health than non-married men

single women

reported better health than married women

women tend to have greater

financial responsibility for budgeting, yet less decision making power

relationship status predicts type of bank account used

Length of relationship, married vs cohabiting, Relationship length and status, Perceptions of relationship permanence shape how income is viewed

Separate bank accounts more common

among new relationships, common-law/cohabiting relationships, relationships where one or both have previously been divorced

partial pooling

each person in the relationship have their separate bank accounts but they get a joint account and they contribute equally to share household expenses

concern about joint accounts

women make less and reinforces women’s economic inequality because women’s contributions are not proportional to income

west and zimmerman’s “doing gender”

Why women with higher earnings, they’re trying to achieve a more conventional marriage by letting their husbands make the decision, they don’t use their economic power to claim greater power in the relationship. Helpful when we think about why women who outearn their husbands that they often undertake more unpaid labour because they’re enacting gendering, doing gender. Some people have said to pooling money into a joint account because the women completely out earns the man and she's trying to obscure that

predatory marriage: economic exploitation

people pursue a relationship or marriage solely for economic gain. often its a younger person marrying an older person with objective to control financial gainings and assets

sexually transmitted debt

You’re in a relationship with someone and they’re asking you to co-sign on stuff, business loans, credit cards. Concern historically has been around women co-signing on things and not understanding they’re now legally liable for it. Can include any FAMILY relationship as well.

lessons learned from pandemic

long-term care facilities, working parents (mothers), work-life balance, impact of school closures, family violence, families separated by travel restrictions

challenges of aging population

health care, home care, caregiver burnout, elder abuse, economic security, financial abuse, death and dying

the housing crisis

accessible housing, housing and families, inequality, intergenerational injustice, how Canadians are responding to the housing crisis

negative impact of technology

privacy and security, relationship dissolution, infidelity