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Hunters & Gatherers
Hunters & Gatherers
- Hunters & Gatherers came to existence roughly around 20000-12000 years ago.
- Within family, division of labor was crucial in order to survive.
- Women would gather fruits, nuts, grains , herbs and small prey while nurturing the children. Men were hunters and toolmakers and sometimes would leave families for long period of time in order to get good (large prey).
- They tend to live in a resourceful environment (River, fish, forest.) -
Agricultural Families
Agricultural Families
-Agricultural families developed earliest around 11000 years ago.
- Daily quests eliminated from hunting and gathering to agriculture.
- Permanent settlements began to develop and more labor resulted in larger families in order to work on land and tend to animals
- Development of towns & cities and emergence of new roles began to take place both within family and society.
- New jobs :artisans, builders, merchants, soldiers & politicians
- Women focused on house hold, while men began patriarchy -
Pre-Industrial Families
-After thousand years of agriculture, technology and crafts developed.
-Sales, Merchants and artisans began to work.
-Children by age of 7 or 8 assisted in economic activities (work dictated by gender).
-Young adults would separate from family and work for other families to earn money. Roles became more defined as population grew and stabilized. Men were dominant in community life and women would tend to the family house hold (women were treated poorly and they were property of the husbands). -
Urban Industrial Families
As families began to expand, cities, towns and factory production developed. Most people lost the role of producers and became consumers. Family members and children began to work in wage based labour force in the new factories as industrial nuclear families emerged. Women were nurturers, worked at home and supported financially by the husbands as men were money makers. As time progressed on, children no longer needed in factories, education was established for those under the age of 14. -
Contemporary Canadian Families
1960's and 1970's was the beginning of Contemporary Families.
Women began to work outside of the home because one income was not sufficient.
Birth rates declined and women gained more equality.
Both men and women worked full time jobs.
Blended families began to occur when parents divorced and remarried with children. -
Family of the Future
In the future, the way families live and involve with society is drastically changed. Cities and factories have advanced and no longer there is a need for producers. With the help of technology, people live their ordinary lives without having to worry about food, shelter and warmth. Birth rate has dramatically decreased where families only have 1 child. In families, both parents work full time jobs in order to provide for the family. Dual-income is crucial for the costs of supplies.
