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Canadian Families Today
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Author : David J. Cheal
language : en
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007
Canadian Families Today written by David J. Cheal and has been published by Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Family & Relationships categories.
This exciting collection of original essays by prominent Canadian scholars examines issues and trends affecting family life in Canada. The text is organized in five parts.The first part, "Conceptualizing the Family," presents an overview of the sociology of the family in Canada: it explores various definitions of "family" from an anthropological perspective; examines family patterns in historical and cross-cultural contexts; provides an overview of the theoretical frameworks and research methodologies for family studies; and discusses Canadian demographic trends.The life cycle is the focus of the second part of this book. In Chapter 3, Rachel Ariss shows how social expectations and ideologies about intimacy shape how individuals experience family formation. In ''Parents and Children,'' Gillian Ranson introduces the dominant ideals of motherhood and fatherhood in Canada and demonstrates the extent to which parenting practices are shaped by social and economic contexts. Major changes in social practice and in the legal environment that have gone hand in hand with demographic changes to contribute to the episodic nature of spousal unions in Canada today. In Chapter 5, Craig McKie outlines the legal history of the family in Canada and explores how the introduction of Islamic laws (shariah) challenge the principle that newcomers to Canada are free to continue on in their beliefs and practices when these are not in fundamental conflict with Canadian law. Chapter 6 provides a timely examination of the issues that affect the ''sandwich generation'': coresidence with adult children, the ''informalization'' of care to aging parents, intergenerational ambivalence, and the relationship between midlife families and social policy. As Lori D. Campbell and Michael P. Carroll note in their chapter on older Canadians, aging within a family context has become more complex and diverse than ever before. The changes that have been occurring in the form and structure of families as a result of greater longevity, increased divorce, remarriage, and other socio-demographic factors, allow increased ''intergenerational exchange'' - the exchange of support between older and younger generations.Part III highlights the economic inequalities that exist among families. As Andrea Doucet notes, historical circumstances have contributed to strong divisions in both paid and unpaid work that are linked to gender, class, and ethnicity. Chapter 8 examines key issues in the study of paid and unpaid work, including: the connections that exist between paid and unpaid work; how unpaid work benefits the state; the complexities involved in measuring unpaid work; the costs of care; and why gender differences in paid and unpaid work matter. In the following chapter, Joseph H. Michalski argues that family change and demographic events have had their impact on income poverty, to the extent that they influence the types of families and living arrangements in which Canadians share and pool income.Diversity is the unifying theme of Part IV. In her article, In ''"I Do"'' Belong in Canada: Same Sex Relationships and Marriage," Doreen M. Fumia reveals the insecure relationship between sexual minorities and citizenship, highlighting the strategies used to reproduce normalized heterosexual notions of marriage and to avoid confronting heterosexism. James S. Frideres stresses the importance of the family among aboriginal, immigrant, and visual minorities communities, as family members learn to cope with the dynamics of integration and adaptation to mainstream Canadian culture. In Chapter 11 he focuses on key issues affecting family life for these groups: intermarriage; gender roles in minority communities; social and economic demographics in comparison to ''mainstream'' Canadians; differences in social structure and organization; and risk factors that affect Aboriginal, immigrant, and visible minority youth. In Chapter 12, Michelle K. Owen draws our attention to the impact that disability has on Canadian families; the role that gender plays in the lives of people with disabilities; the relationship between poverty and disability; and the increased incidence of physical and sexual abuse among people with a disability. The final part of the book is devoted to law and policy. In ''All in the Family: Violence Against Women, Children, and the Aged,'' Aysan Sev''er examines the ''dark side of the family'', where power differences can translate into mental, physical and/or sexual abuse, and even murder. She reviews the basic definitions of abuse and introduces theories that explain violence within intimate relationships. She then addresses possible interventions at the social and structural levels that may diminish the incidence of abuse. The role of the state in regulating family life is addressed in Chapter 14. Catherine Krull details the evolution of Canada''s family policies within a liberal welfare state and examines the ideology and implications of a universal versus a targeted approach to family policies. Krull argues that we need to appreciate why state intervention is necessary if we are to achieve gender equity and suggests that Quebec''s progressive family policies should serve as a model for the rest of Canada. In the final chapter, Margrit Eichler takes a lighthearted look at the predictions that experts made regarding the future of the family from 1930 to 1975. After reviewing some predictions that were spectacularly wrong, and others that were surprisingly accurate, Eichler bravely makes her own predictions regarding the future of the family: she anticipates a modest trend towards three generation families as one response to economic uncertainties and political turmoil; a decrease in life expectancy; continuing low fertility with high immigration from third world countries; less homophobia; a continuing slow erosion of strictly defined gender roles; and a continuing diversity of unions, including common law and legal marriages, opposite and same sex marriages. In short, families will continue to exist, some will prosper, others less so, and children will continue to be raised within family settings, which will probably be even more diverse than at present.
The Canadian Family In Crisis
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Author : John F. Conway
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2003-08
The Canadian Family In Crisis written by John F. Conway and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08 with Social Science categories.
In this book, sociology professor John F. Conway looks at families past, present and future and examines the changing nature of family. Figures from the first decade of the new milennium tell us that one marriage in two may well end in divorce. Conway considers the implications of divorce, the impact of social changes on men, women and children, and suggests how these issues might be better addressed through family policy. The new edition addresses the harsh new reality facing Canadian families, especially those most vulnerable as a result of the crisis of the family. The Canadian Family in Crisis is the first book to examine the drastic changes in the Canadian family over the last thirty years.
Canadian Families
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Author : Vanier Institute of the Family
language : en
Publisher: Vanier Institute of the Family
Release Date : 1991
Canadian Families written by Vanier Institute of the Family and has been published by Vanier Institute of the Family this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Families categories.
Structural changes that have taken place in Canadian families in recent decades are described in this booklet. Topical sections are as follows: (1) What Counts in Canadian Families (importance of (importance of family); (2) The Family--Variations on a Theme origins, family structure, seniors aged 60 and over, how lives are spent, religion); (3) Families Are Changing in Size and Structure (e.g., marriages and divorces, remarriage, causes of lone parenthood, age at first marriage, age at parenthood, average number of births per woman); (4) How Today's Families Are Making Ends Meet (e.g., family income, one- and two-wage earner families, poor families with children); (5) How Families Care for Each Other (e.g., where the elderly live, seniors needing help, child care need); and (6) Beyond Families: Who's Responsible? (brief answers to questions about handling problems without family support). Each section is illustrated with statistical data in graph form. Among the statistical information presented are the following: 85 percent of all young people aged 15 to 24 intend to have children; 37 percent of Canadians over age 15 have at least one foreign-born parent; the population aged 65 and over is the fastest growing segment; and children living with a lone-parent mother are five times more likely to live in poverty than those living with two parents. A French version of the booklet accompanies the English one. Contains 30 references. (LB)
Canadian Families
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Author : Nancy Mandell
language : en
Publisher: Harcourt Brace (Canada)
Release Date : 2000
Canadian Families written by Nancy Mandell and has been published by Harcourt Brace (Canada) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Family & Relationships categories.
The Canadian Family In Comparative Perspective
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Author : Lyle Eugene Larson
language : en
Publisher: Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall of Canada
Release Date : 1976
The Canadian Family In Comparative Perspective written by Lyle Eugene Larson and has been published by Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall of Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Social Science categories.
My Canadian Family
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Author : Raina Schnider
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2018-03-08
My Canadian Family written by Raina Schnider and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Family & Relationships categories.
Canadian families come from all over the world. Learn about some of the cultures and languages that make being Canadian so great. Talk to the children in your life about your family, and add your family’s story to this unique book.
The Canadian Family
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Author : Karigoudar Ishwaran
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Canadian Family written by Karigoudar Ishwaran and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Social Science categories.
Canada S Changing Families
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Author : Kevin McQuillan
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Canada S Changing Families written by Kevin McQuillan and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Social Science categories.
In recent years, two significant trends have had a substantial impact on Canadian families. First, Canadian families have been dramatically altered by high rates of separation and divorce, declining fertility, greater popularity of alternative family arrangements such as cohabitation, and increasing involvement of women in paid labour. Second, changes occurring in the economy and the larger society have brought new pressures to bear on families. In Canada's Changing Families, editors Kevin McQuillan and Zenaida R. Ravenera explore how these developments have altered family life. Using data collected in recent surveys by Statistics Canada, contributors to this volume illustrate how transformed conditions in the labour market have forced families to alter their routines and the division of responsibilities within the household. At the same time, the government, striving to maintain or increase the competitive position of the economy, has moved to control spending, restrain taxes, and reduce deficits. The result has been new demands on the family to provide or supplement services that might otherwise be provided by the state. Canada's Changing Families is an eye-opening study and one of great contemporary relevance.
Canadian Families
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Author : Emily M. Nett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Canadian Families written by Emily M. Nett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Families categories.
The Canadian Family Tree
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Author : Canada. Multiculturalism Directorate
language : en
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Corpus Information Services ; [Ottawa] : Multiculturalism Directorate
Release Date : 1979
The Canadian Family Tree written by Canada. Multiculturalism Directorate and has been published by Don Mills, Ont. : Corpus Information Services ; [Ottawa] : Multiculturalism Directorate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Canada categories.