2.3 - Family Diversity Flashcards
Parsons believes there is a ……………… ……… between the nuclear family and modern society.
Functional fit
How does the nuclear family fit the needs of society?
Parsons - socially and geographically mobile
What are the two main functions of the family according to Parsons?
Primary socialisation and stabilisation of adult personalities
Chester named the ………………….. family
Neo-conventional
What is the most common family type?
Nuclear family
What is a duel-conventional family?
Both spouses go to work
Define nuclear family
Two parents and children living in the same household
Define cohabitation
A couple living together but not married
Define extended family
Includes three or more generations
Define singleton
Someone who livesby themselves
Define same-sex families
Two people of the same sex who live together as a family
Define reconstructed family
Step family. One or more child is from a previous relationship
Define singleparent family
Lone parent family, usually female head.
Define foster family
Raised by social parents, not natural parents
Define empty-nest family
Children have left home
2 characteristics of post-modern society. Describe them
Diversity and fragmentation - different ethnicities, sexual orientation etc
Rapid social change - new technology and media
What does Stacey say about the postmodern era? (3)
Women have more freedom and choices.
They are the agent of change in the family.
Have a divorce-extended family (in-laws)
Giddens and Beck created the …………………?
Individualisation Thesis
Who created the Individualisation Thesis?
Giddens and Beck
What is the Individualisation Thesis? (2)
Individual choice in a relationship
Free from traditional roles
What does Giddens argue?
Families and relationships have been more equal with more choices
Another word for equal
Egalitarian
Who created the Pure Relationship?
Giddens
What is a pure relationship? (2)
Relationships are built on choices and equality, not law/religion.
Rolling contract that ends at any time
Same sex relationships are leading the way towards new family types and creating more ………………. relationships.
Democratic
Which two people talk about the connections of same sex couples (both had individual findings) and what did they find?
Weston - create families of choice (friends, family)
Weeks - friendship networks functioned at kinship networks
Who created the Negotiated family?
Beck
Beck created the ……………… family
Negotiated
What is the negotaiated family?
Don’t conform to traditional family norms but vary according to their wishes. Free to leave whenever
Who created the Connected Thesis?
Smart and May
What is the Connected Thesis?
We are all in a web of connectiveness. Patriarchy and class inequality restrict people's choices
Who created the march of progress?
Wilmott and Young
What is the March of Progress?
Evolution of the nuclear family
