1. Black Families
1.1. Family Forms
1.1.1. Nuclear Family
1.1.2. Extended Family
1.1.3. Lone-Parent Family
1.1.4. Blended Family
1.1.5. Couple Family
1.2. Functions
1.2.1. Physical maintenance and care of members
1.2.2. Addition of new members through procreation or adoption
1.2.3. Socialization of children for adult roles
1.2.4. Social control of children
1.2.5. Production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services
1.2.6. Nurturance and love
1.3. Roles
1.3.1. Given Roles (sister/brother, niece/nephew, aunt/uncle, cousin)
1.3.2. Chosen Roles (spouse, parent, grandparent, friend, veteran)
1.3.3. Role Model/Expectations
1.4. History
1.4.1. Ancestors are slaves who escaped to Canada from USA
1.4.2. They were still treated differently (but they weren’t separated by colour people and white people labels)
1.4.3. Grandparents or aunts were veterans and fought in the war
1.5. Reasons for Change
1.5.1. Loss of family member
1.5.2. Illness
1.5.3. War
1.5.4. Racism
1.5.5. Divorce or separation
1.5.6. Loss of employment
1.5.7. Parents return back to work
1.5.8. Birth of a child
1.5.9. Child beginning school
1.5.10. Child leaving to further education
1.5.11. Custody arrangements
2. Canadian Families
2.1. Family Forms
2.1.1. Nuclear Family (most common)
2.1.2. Extended Family
2.1.3. Lone-Parent Family
2.1.4. Blended Family
2.1.5. Couple Family
2.1.6. Same-Sex Family
2.1.7. Common-Law Family
2.2. Functions
2.2.1. Physical maintenance and care of member
2.2.2. Addition of new members through procreation or adoption
2.2.3. Socialization of children for adult roles
2.2.4. Social control of children
2.2.5. Production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services
2.2.6. Nurturance and love
2.3. Roles
2.3.1. Given Roles (sister/brother, niece/nephew, aunt/uncle, cousin)
2.3.2. Chosen Roles (spouse, parent, grandparent, friend)
2.3.3. Role Model/Expectations
2.4. History
2.4.1. 1900: Agricultural/Victorian Age ~Most families lived on farms ~Large Families
2.4.2. 1914-1918: World War 1 ~Women took men’s jobs while men were at war & retreated back home when men returned ~Women won the right to vote
2.4.3. 1930s: Great Depression ~Time of great poverty - many were out of work, families lost their homes ~Families learned to be frugal
2.4.4. 1939-1945: World War II ~Industrial age replaces the agricultural age
2.4.5. 1946: Baby Boom ~Marriage rates rose dramatically
2.4.6. 1950s: The Atomic Age ~Families lived under threat of nuclear war ~Invention of TV (black & white) changed family entertainment
2.4.7. 1960s: Social/Sexual Revolution ~Free love, rock n’ roll, drugs ~1962 - the Pill was introduced; contributed to free love experimentation ~1967 - Divorce Act liberalized divorce laws; became much easier to get a divorce ~Considered the “end of the nuclear family” ~Divorce rates doubled
2.4.8. 1970-1980: Feminist Movement ~Women having careers ~“Break-up” of the extended family ~Development of daycare ~Less children
2.4.9. 1980s: New Family Forms ~Common-law families are recognized ~Blended families more common ~Personal/family computers are available
2.4.10. 1990s: The Computer Age ~Family members are spending less time together
2.4.11. 2000s: Globalization Same-Sex Marriage is legalized in 2005 ~Same-Sex Marriage is legalized in 2005 ~Most people have their own cellphone or Smart Phone ~Social media is very influential
2.5. Reasons to Change
2.5.1. Divorce or separation
2.5.2. Loss of employment
2.5.3. Parents return to work
2.5.4. Death or illness in the family
2.5.5. Birth of a child
2.5.6. Children beginning school
2.5.7. Child leaving to further education
2.5.8. Custody arrangement
3. Aboriginal Families
3.1. Family Forms
3.1.1. Extended Family
3.1.2. Nuclear Family
3.2. Functions
3.2.1. Love & Nurturance
3.2.2. Addition of New Members
3.2.3. Socialization/social control of children
3.3. Roles
3.3.1. Elder (grandparents or older)
3.3.2. Dad/Husband
3.3.3. Mom/wife
3.3.4. Child
3.4. History
3.4.1. 1763-Royal Proclamation
3.4.2. 1842-Gradual Civilization Act
3.4.3. 1876-Indian Act
3.4.4. 1913-Canadian Constitution Assimilation ( in form of residential schools)
3.4.5. 1970s-Healing began
3.5. Reasons to Change
3.5.1. Divorce
3.5.2. Alcohol
3.5.3. Drugs
3.5.4. Death
3.5.5. Family member who went to a residential school
4. My Family
4.1. Family Forms
4.1.1. Nuclear Family
4.2. Functions
4.2.1. Physical maintenance and care of member-I care about the health and well-being of my family
4.2.2. Socialization of children for adult roles-My parents parenting my sister and I
4.2.3. Social control of children-My parents parenting my sister and I
4.2.4. Production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services-My parents work and buy the things our family needs
4.2.5. Nurturance and love-We all love each other
4.3. Roles
4.3.1. Given Roles-daughter, sister, niece, grand-daughter
4.3.2. Chosen Role-Friend
4.3.3. Role Model-My mom
4.4. Reasons to Change
4.4.1. Moving a lot
4.4.2. My grandpa who is ill
4.4.3. Problems/stress because of work
4.5. History
4.5.1. both sides of family lived in Pakistan
4.5.2. Moms side of family moved to Nova Scotia for better job opportunities
4.5.3. My dad was then sponsored by my mom in 2002
4.5.4. 1 year later my sister was born
4.5.5. Two years later I was born