changes in the family

Question 1

what is family diversity?

Answer 1

idea that there are different types of families, apart from the standard nuclear families.

Question 2

what does Crow suggest about family diversity?

Answer 2

it has always existed but people were more discreet in the past as diversity was seen as negative.

Question 3

what does Oakley say about cereal packet families?

Answer 3

advertisers sell products based on ‘typical’ family to portray to society that this is the norm

Question 4

what is stndard lifecourse?

Answer 4

most ppl have idea of normal and desirable ‘life course’ they should follow. eg childhood, cohab, marriage.

Question 5

what is beck’s take on standard lifecourse?

Answer 5

replaced with ‘do it yourself biography’ and focuses on what family members consider as important

Question 6

rapoports types of diversity?

Answer 6

cultural - ethnic/religious backgrounds differ
life stage - age of person and where they are in life cycle
organisational - variations in family structure and division of labour
generational - what is considered acceptable eg dual earner
social class - affects socialisation and stability.

Question 7

Allan and Crow’s reasons for diversity?

Answer 7

rising divorce rate
increase in lone parent households
cohab - secularisation
declining marriage rates
more remarriages

Question 8

what did Morgan claim about cohabiting couples?

Answer 8

less happy and fulfilled than married couples. more likely to be abusive unfaithful stressed and depressed.

Question 9

who talks about a declining stigma around marriage and what do they say?

Answer 9

buck and scott - 1/10 young ppl thing cohab is wrong compared with 1/3 old ppl.

Question 10

5 reasons for increased cohab rates?

Answer 10

decline in stigma
cpow
fear of divorce
secularisation
cost of wedding

Question 11

what did sharpe say about cpow?

Answer 11

change in girls’ priorities around education and marriage/kids.
women now delaying settling down

Question 12

who talks about fear of divorce?

Answer 12

mcrae - cohab is sensible option and is trial before marriage especially wit such high divorce rates.

Question 13

evidence for secularisation?

Answer 13

2001 census - unreligious more likely to cohab than religious

Question 14

evidence for cost of wedding?

Answer 14

increased cost of living - wedding is around £20k

Question 15

Ao3 for cohab?

Answer 15

coast - 75% of cohab couples plan to marry eachother.
cpow - doesn’t mean no marrying just delaying.
secularisation - most marriages tae place in religious setting.

Question 16

sociologists arguing cohab is trial period?

Answer 16

chester - part of process of getting married
coast - 75% of cohab couples intend to marry.

Question 17

sociologists arguing cohab is alternative to marriage?

Answer 17

bejin - cohab means customising relationship and be more equal than patriarchl marriage
chelton and john - more likely to share housework.
macklin - up to individua couple about relatonship

Question 18

do wilson and stuchbur say cohab is more or less stable than marriage?

Answer 18

less - 20% more married couples stayed together after ten years t