15 - 2.4 New Family Diversity (1960s-Present)

Question 1

Biggest Challenge to 1950s

Answer 1

The biggest challenge was the rise in women’s employment, which reinforced women’s independence within and from their families

Question 2

2 Weaknesses with the Companionate Marriage Model

Answer 2

1. It was never a truly equal partnership because women earned less money in less prestigious jobs than men
2. Without strong bonds of tradition and economic pressures to stay together, affection was all that held a marriage together. Any marriage that fell short of emotional expectations no longer felt acceptable.

Question 3

What Does Increasing Physical Separation From Family Members Do?

Answer 3

Heightens a sense of independence and underscores the voluntary nature of contemporary family relationships

Question 4

State (Independent Role That People Aspire To)

Answer 4

Indépendance is marked by the role of citizen and the rights it prescribes

Question 5

Market (Independent Role That People Aspire To)

Answer 5

Independence is expressed by the role of the worker

Question 6

Family (Independent Role That People Aspire To)

Answer 6

Independence is represented by marriage choice

Question 7

State (Independence and Double-Edged Sword)

Answer 7

Citizenship rights come with responsibilities, such as taxation, regulation/restriction of choices

Question 8

Market (Independence and Double-Edged Sword)

Answer 8

Freedom to contract labour allow employers to hire and fire without regard for loyalty

Question 9

Family (Independence and Double-Edged Sword)

Answer 9

Independence has introduced a sense of instability that has become a way of life

Question 10

“Sandwich Génération”

Answer 10

Refers to middle-class, middle-aged adults who are overburdened with caring for elderly parents and adolescent children wile going through their own midlife crises