Changing Family Patterns- S Flashcards
KEY SOCIOLOGISTS
Chester
cohabitation is part of the process of getting married
giddens/beck
individualisation thesis
giddens
pure relationship
Goode
decline in religious beliefs has resulted in marriage becoming a more personal commitment
murray
believes the welfare system should be abolished to encourage system only having children in the security of marriage
beijing
cohabitation is a conscious effort to make the relationship more equal
hochschild
home compares unfavourably to women, work makes feel valuable
sigle-rushton
women who have dual burden more likely to divorce than trad division of labour mother
fletcher
argues divorce rates higher because couples demand more than prev generations
mccrathy
diversity amongst stepfamilies, mix of tensions
lewis=o
marriage sex and parenthood no longer linked