Canadian families
Other marginalized families
-Custody arrangements
-Children begin school or leave for post-secondary education
-Loss of employment
-New addition to the family
-Death in the family
-Birth/adoption/fostering of a child
-Divorce or separation
Different marginalized familie have different histories
Teach their children about the roles in their cultures
Black Canadian families
Moving cities
Multigenerational
Family from video
-Their family had done multiple things for the history of Canada
-Family in the city council, and owned bars
-Uncle was mayor
-Dave Downey won the title at 19
-Boxing family
-George Alexander Downey fought in the 1st and 2nd world war
-Great grandfather part of the number 2 battalion
-Came from Truro, Nova Scotia
-Grew up in the country
-Lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia
-Lived in an all-white military base
-Family in the military
-Typical Canadian Army family
-Parents grew up on a military base
-Multi-generational family
-Lived there for over 200 years
-Segregated cemeteries
-Children would be raised by mothers they do not remember or extended family
-Denied reproduction rights when first allowed to immigrate to Canada
they had multiple generations
the main person in the video was the daughter in a multigenerational army family, she had 22 aunts/uncles
The girl's mother told her that if she was being disrespected by someone who used inappropriate words then she could fight back
The family in the video had many generations
They take care of the needs of their children
Indigenous families
Community heals
New additions to the family
Adoption/births of a child
Children removed from households by child welfare
Trauma, abuse, drugs and alcoholics
European colonization
Living in small communities
Circle: Elders, parents and children
Multiple generations live together
Extended family
-Developed programs to deal with household trauma
-Communities started to heal from trauma so their children’s future would be better
-Victims of residential schools endured abuse
-Intergenerational issues of disconnection
-1913 Residential school students coming home were disconnected from their culture, taught their children the same
-Residential school systems, taught European culture and made to forget their own culture
-1857, Indian men could be free from the status of “being” an Indian
-1830, attempts made to reclaim Indians from a state of “barbarism” and introduce them to “civilized” European habits
-1763 Royal Proclamation, recognized Indian nations, protected under the crown, Indian land could be purchased by settlers
Children-center, rites of passages
Fathers/men- protect families/warriors/providers
Mothers/women-maintain home fire
Elders- teach the children
Communities starting to heal so their children would have better lives than them
Elders teach the children their culture and the women/men teach them how to hunt or care for their family
Some Couples would ask if they could adopt the next child from families with many children
Lgbtq families
non-binary partner couples
Same-sex couples/families
-Families started going to pride parades in the 1970s
-Same-sex marriage became legal in Ontario in 2003
-June 8, 1901, the first same-sex marriage in Spain, two women were married in a Spanish church
-In 1988 youths with LGBT parents begins the COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) organization
-Activisms began in the 1970s
-Some provinces allow up to 4 parents on birth certificates
-Same-sex marriage was legalized on July 20, 2005, in Canada
Parents- Love, nurture and care for children
Teach their children more about the LGBTQ community so they can spread awareness
Many families will foster, adopt or go through a donor to have a child
My family
Oldest sister moved out for post-secondary
education and went to the United States
New addition in the family;
pets, my sister and I being born
My second oldest sister, parents and
I live in the same house together
Nuclear family
2010-present
-We had a dog but had to give her away
-Moved from Markham to Mississauga
-Grandparents lived 5 minutes from us
-Moved from Toronto to Markham
1990-2010
-Grandparents helped out when me and my sister were borned
-I was born in Canada in 2006
-My second oldest sister was born in 2004
-Immigrated to Canada from China in 2002
-My oldest sister was born in the 1990s
-Parents met in ~ 1990s in China
Love one another
My second oldest sister
Chosen- friend
Given- Sister, daughter, student
My oldest sister
Chosen- Wife (my sisters is married), friend,
actuary, university graduate
Given-Sister, daughter
Me (sarah)
Chosen(me)- friend
Given(me)- Student, daughter, sister
My dad is the oldest, Mother is second oldest, 2 older sisters, and I’m the youngest
Children- we do chores and go to school while they are at work
Parents- they go to work and care for my sister and me
My parents give us chores and responsibilities to prepare us for our future
My sisters were born, then I was born
Parents take us to the dentist to make sure we are healthy
Canadian families/cultures
reasons for change
Custody arrangements
Children begin school or leave for post-secondary education
Loss of employment
New addition to the family
Death in the family
Birth/adoption/fostering of a child
Divorce or separation
War
forms
Lone parent families
Blended families
Nuclear families
Common law families
Couples
history
2010's Globalization
Almost everyone has smart devices
Social media is influencial
Internet is part of everyday life
2000's Globalization
Smartphones were invented
Parental maternity leave is available to both parents
Same-sex marriage is legalized in 2005
1990's Computer Era
Families spent more time on their devices than with each other
Cellphones became popular
1980's
Blended families are more common
Divorces are easier to get
Common law families are recognized
1970-1980 Feminist mouvements
There were less children
Women started having careers
Women started going to post-secondary school
1960's
Rock & roll and drugs became popular
Free love
Divorce rates rose
1950's The Atomic Age
Invention of the TV
Height of cold war
1946 Baby boom
Women started having many children
Marriage rates rose
1939-1945 World War 2
Women had to do "mens" jobs
Men went to war again
1930's The Great Depression
Loss of work
Many families lost their homes
1914-1918 World War 1
White women won the right to vote
Men went to war
1900-agricultural/victorian Era
Produced their own food,
clothing and utensils
Families lived on farms
roles
Birth order
Position in family
Love each other
Children- Grow up, start school
Parent(s)- Love, nurture and care for children
family functions
-Production, consumption and distribution of goods and services
Buying their children food
-Nurturance and love
-Social control of children
-Socialization of children to adult roles
Now children are taught about the use of inappropriate words and slurs, to not criticize other peoples cultures, how to be respectful
In 1900-1970 mothers would teach their daughter how to clean and "be a wife"
-New family members through birth or adoption
-Physical maintenance and care of family members
Takes care of their children by taking them for checkups
