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what do historians look at in family studies? (3)
- looking at family as institutions in society
- look at broad experiences within families
- how does family structure change overtime
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Describe 3 ways do historians look at family studies?
- Quantitative: ex. typical age of first marriage? how many children in family?
- Behavioural: family behaviour patterns
- Intellectual: the thought behind an action such as behaviour
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what is family history?
study of collective experiences of thousands of families, looking for patterns, similarities, dissimilarities, explanations and projections
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what is agism?
adults have more power than children
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___________ was the responsibility of the family.
education
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family head (usually male) would be pushed by society to make sure family attends?
religious institutions
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why did nuclear family thrive in urban areas? (2)
- came as married couples and/or kids
- cost of accommodation was cheap
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what type of family was common in Canada + urban area?
nuclear family
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what hours were typical for a work week in the 19th century?
72 hours
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how were children raised in rural vs. urban environment?
- rural environment: both parents have input in raising child
- urban environment: women primary caregiver because father absent at work
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what was the cult of true womanhood?
- women cleaned, cooked, balanced/budget money
- protector of children
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what age was referred to childhood in 19th century?
0-3 years old
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formalized schooling replaced homeschooling in the 19th century. why did some parents oppose this? (5)
- children who would normally be working to support family would now be at school
- family could not afford to lose labour from child
- "school" took the fathers power away from him
- some didn't like that child mixed with kids of different race religion etc.
- expenses to send child to school
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what were the values conveyed in school systems? (5)
- value their work
- respect authority: teachers in school, later boss in workplace
- to accept hierarchy as normal: know your place and accept it
- taught manners
- gender paths
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how did children move from one status to a higher status?
- education: boomers had better life than parents
- marrying higher class; worked mostly for women
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what happened to private religious schools after 1960?
allowed other religious students to attend and did not force them to attend prayers
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How was the school also a place to learn public health? (2)
- schools forced children to show fingers nails regularly to ensure they were clean
- was enforced to use handkerchief instead of sleeve to blow nose
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In 1960, what was the clothing like for boys vs. men?
- young boys wore shorts
- when they became men they wore pants
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