Comparing Canadian Families

Family Forms

-Nuclear
-Extended
-Lone parent
-Blended
-Couple
-Same sex
-Common law

Functions

Love and nurturance

Keeping family safe and healthy

Giving goods and services

Social control of children

Roles

Given roles: Mother, Father, Daughter, Son, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, Nephew, Grandma, Grandpa

Chosen roles: Spouse, Worker, Friend

Role models: older siblings and adults

History

July 3rd, 1608 the founding of Quebec

May 1st, 1756 the 7 year war begins

April 1st, 1776 the first loyalists arrive

February 15, 1815 the war of 1812 ends

July 21st, 1836 First railway opens in canada

March 8th 1867 the british north america act was passed

May 14th, 1906 the Ontario Hydro was created

September 8th, 1918 the Spanish flu epidemic

October 24, 1929 the stock market crash

Reasons for change

-country development

-huge milestones

-becoming an independent country

Family Forms

- Born into couple family
-When parents broke up became lone parent family
-When my mom met my step dad and they got married it became a blended family

Functions

Keeping each other safe

Looking out for one another

Getting along and all cleaning up after themselves

Waking kids up for school - mom

Driving kids to school - mom

Loading the dishwasher and cleaning around the house - step dad

Roles

Given roles: Mother, Father, Step dad, Step mom, Sister, Step sister, Half sister

Chosen roles: Employee, Friend, Spouse, Parent

Role models: parents

History

Great grandma broke the female gender stereotypes and was a paramedic in Wales.

My grandparents, aunt, uncle and mom moved to Brampton, Ontario from Wales, England on September 11th 1981

Grandparents made their own printing business in Ontario

Mom became a marketer and entrepreneur (changed roles) then met my Dad and had me and my sister.

Parents broke up and then my mom met my step dad and my family form changed into a blended family

Got a pet dog named Yeti the day before my mom and step dads wedding

Moved around in Burlington, Ontario until eventually moving out of Burlington into Grimsby, Ontario

Reasons for change

-Mother moving to a different country

-Parents breaking up

-Different jobs

-Housing prices

Family Forms

-Nuclear
-Extended
-Blended
-Couple
-Common law

Functions

Making sure that their child becomes independent - mom

Being active in their community

Providing for the family by bringing home food and money - dad

Taking care of children and ensuring that they are well fed and
taken care of

Roles

Given roles: Mother, Father, Grandma, Grandpa, Elder, Sister, Brother, Aunt, Uncle, Cousin

Chosen roles: Parent, Spouse, Friend, Worker,

Role models: Elders, parents, older siblings

History

1880, the indian act was passed

1883, the creation of residential schools

1939 - 1945 thousands of indengous people go to help fight in the second world war

1960 indians / ingingenous people receive the right to vote in federal elections

1984 indenginous people sign the Inuvialuit final agreement which gives them a massive western arctic land claim

1985 The indian act is amended to address racism faced by first nations

Reasons for change

racism and mistreatment

Family Forms

-Lone parent
-Couple
-Nuclear
-Common law

Functions

Providing food and shelter for children - parents

Keeping the family safe and healthy

Cleaning and taking care of the house

Making money for the family

Roles

Given roles: Mother, Father, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa, Sister, Brother, Cousin

Chosen roles: Friend, Parent, Partner, Employee

Role models: older siblings and parents

History

January 1st, 1608 first black person in Canada

August 20th, 1619 first enslaved black people arrive in Jamestown

January 1st 1628, first black resident of new france

June 19, 1793 Simcoe’s anti-slave trade bill

September 1st, 1813 black refugees set sail for Nova Scotia

January 1st 1815 the underground railroad becomes a thing

September 24th 1819, Lieutenant governors black settlement plan

August 28, 1833 British parlament abolishes slavery

Reasons for change

-Human rights

-racism

-the need and want for freedom