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1 BCE
Hordes-first known
-The first form of families known
-What separates humans from other species
-Loose groups females and females living together
-Dependant on one another -
1 CE
Hunter Gatherers-14000 years ago
-Tied by blood or marriage type bonds
-5-80 people
-Men left on trips to hunt
-Woman gathered grains and small prey while looking after young
-All members were equal in status -
100
Hunter Gatherers-13000 years ago
-With agriculture came supplies
-Access allowed them to stay stationary
-Fathers stayed to help with young
-Father figure became present -
1000
Agricultural Families-11000 years ago
-No longer had a daily quest to find supplies
-Larger families
-Children were raised to help on farm
-Woman is seen as man's property
-Men had polygamous relations -
Pre-Industrial Families-early 17th century
-Increase in population
-New villages and owns
-Few children
-Monogamous relationships
-New crafts -
Later Pre-industrial families
-Love is not basis of marriage
-Women need work
-Men need housekeepers
-Family was harsh for children and women
-Young adults left home to learn trade or serve families -
Urban Industrial Families-19th-20th century
-Factory work
-Families were now based on love
-Children went to school
-Men are head of house and decision makers
-Children leave home early
-Women paid ⅓ what men make -
Consumer families-20th century
-Moved from producers to consumers
-women ‘s potential was children
-Nuclear family was the norm
-Children had innocence and an age of play
-Families increased in numbers -
The contemporary Canadian Family-now
-Women enter work force with new economy
-New rights for women
-6 universal function
-New family types ie transitional
-Childless couples is not uncommon
-Live to be “empty nesters” -
Future families
-New cultures-new family view
-Families are always changing with society and economy
