5. CHANGING FAMILY PATTERNS Flashcards

Question

Hart (1976) - Why DIvorces occur

Answer 1

the value attached to marriage the degree of conflict between the spouses the opportunities for individuals to escape from marriage

Answer 2

At work women feel valued and at home frustrated due to the pressures of housework and men's continuing resistance to helping in the home As more women work, this leaves less time and energy for the emotional work needed to address the problems – this contributes to divorce.

Answer 3

Working mothers are more likely to petition for divorce than women in relationships with a traditional division of labour. Where the husband of a working wife is actively involved in housework the likelihood of divorce falls to the same levels of those in traditional roles.

Answer 4

Many women feel a growing dissatisfaction with patriarchal marriage, she sees the evidence that most petitions come from women as evidence of their growing acceptance of feminist ideas and women becoming more informed of patriarchal oppression and more confident in rejecting it.

Answer 5

Cooke and Gash found no evidence that when women had paid employment they were more likely to get divorced. Now very common for women to work – not a major factor atm.

Answer 6

Almost 2/3 of people thought there was no longer stigma attached to divorce 18-24yr olds were less likely to say that divorce was taboo than 25-54 year olds = shows a liberation of attitudes in younger cohorts

Answer 7

Almost 2/3 of people thought there was no longer stigma attached to divorce 18-24yr olds were less likely to say that divorce was taboo than 25-54 year olds = shows a liberation of attitudes in younger cohorts

Answer 8

This made an irretrievable breakdown of marriage the sole ground for divorce – established by proving unreasonable behaviour, adultery, desertion, separation. Divorce was available after 2 years of agreed separation or 5 if one partner did not agree.

Answer 9

See high divorce rate as undesirable as it undermines the traditional nuclear family. It creates an underclass of welfare-dependent female lone parents and leaves boys without the male adult role model they need.

Answer 10

they see the high divorce rate as desirable as it shows women breaking free of the oppression of patriarchy.

Answer 11

View a high divorce rate as giving individuals the freedom top choose to end a relationship when it no longer meets their needs. They see it as a cause of greater family diversity.

Answer 12

A high divorce rate does not prove that marriage is under threat. It is simple a result of high expectations of marriage. The high rate of re-marriage shows peoples’ commitment to the idea of marriage.

Answer 13

They aim to understand what divorce means to the individual. Morgan (1996) argues that we cannot generalise about the meaning of divorce because every individual’s interpretation is different. Mitchell and Goody provide an example of this. One of their interview was described the day her father left as one of the happiest in her life, where another said she had never recovered from her father deserting the family.

Answer 14

1) Organisational Diversity- Variations in family structure, household types + differences in the division of labour 2) Cultural Diversity 3) Social Class Diversity 4) Life-Stage Diversity 5) Cohort Diversity - Older & younger generations have different attitudes & experiences

Answer 15

lifestyles & culture are diverse

Answer 16

.Argue that diversity is of central importance in understanding family life today .They believe that we have moved away from the traditional NF as the dominant family type to a range of different types

Answer 17

Gay and lesbian households Friends living together (chosen family) LATs

Answer 18

Rising rates of cohabitation Increase in marital breakdown + a rise in births to unmarried mothers Changing relationships between men and women Stigma attached to lone parenthood is decreasing (Morgan, 1994)

Answer 19

Between 1972-2016, the % of children living in lone-parent families increased from 7% to 22%

Answer 20

Distinction is not always clear cut between lone parent and two parent households – mother may be primarily responsible for childcare in both types

Answer 21

Distinction is not always clear cut between lone parent and two parent households – mother may be primarily responsible for childcare in both types

Answer 22

there is still a dominant family type and questions the idea of diversity

Answer 23

``` Divorce Separation The break up of cohabiting couples Death of a partner Choosing to live alone ```