changes in family patterns-ethic difference 5 Flashcards
black familys satistics
black carrabein/african people have higher proportion of lone parent households.
in 2012 over 1/2 of families with dependent children headed by black person of lone parent family
high rate female header-lone parent families has sometimes been seen as evidence of family disorganisation that can be traced back to slavery or high rate unemployment black males
how has black lone family satistics impact patterns in uk?
dependency culture inc (marry)
inc deprivation cycle
mizra
the big rate of lone parent families among balks people is not result of disorgansion but reflects high value black women place on independence
renagols
argues satistics are very msielaing in that many ‘apparently’ lone parents are In fact stable suttpotiave cohabiting relationships,.
it reacts black cf having no father fig but maybe in visiting relationships- male partner who lives outside family home but provided support and takes active part in family life when present.
visiting relationships (renagols)
doesnt conform to western ideas of relationship, thus doesnt fit into ONS defensiton of household being neither cohabiting or relationship
barrow: 3 types of family
nuclear/common law/ in other household
asian families
bangledesh/pakistan/inain household tend to be larger than those of other ethnic groups 4.1 v 2.4(white b)
these households tend to have three gen but most are in fact nuclear rathe than extended(tradiotnal views)
larger Asian household reflect value placed on extended family in Asian culture
Ballard 1982:
extended family often provide important source of support amongst Asian migrants during 1950/60’s which offers alternative explanation for extended family prominence
-today sikh/musilims/hindu are still more likely that others to live within extended family
the extended family: Charles
study of swansea found the classic three gen family all living under 1 roof ‘all but extinct’
the extended family: willmot 1988
argues this type of family continue to exist but as ‘disperse extended family’ this is where relatives are geographically separated but maintain a frequent contact through visits+phonecalls
the extended family:
chamberlain’s 1999
study of carabein family in Britain found that despite being geographically dispersed, they continue to provide support -like Reynolds
the extended family: Collin bell
found that wc(purpose of emotional support) mc)financial support) families had emotional bodies with king and relied on them for support
the bean pole family :bells
findings stress the importance of beanpole family structure
bean pole family: brannen
describes it as ‘long and thin’ extended vertically but not horizontally
beanpole family from result of two demographic changes
inc life expectancy(grandparents surviving longer)
smaller family size