CHANGING PATTERNS 1

Question 1

rapport and rapport

Answer 1

5 types of family diversity

Question 2

eversley and bonnerjea

Answer 2

diversity and location

Question 3

barlow et al 2001

Answer 3

marriage become a lifestyle choice than expectation

Question 4

chandler 1993

Answer 4

cohabitation becoming increasingly accepted- long term alt to marriage

Question 5

chester 1985

Answer 5

cohabitation is temporary- stepping stone to marriage

Question 6

coast 2006

Answer 6

75% of cohabiting couples expect marriage of cohabitation is success

Question 7

office of national stats 2013

Answer 7

est 42% of marriages end in divorce

Question 8

population trends

Answer 8

live together before marriage to weed out weaker relationships

Question 9

mitchell and goody 1997

Answer 9

divorce is no longer associated with shame and stigma

Question 10

fletcher 1966

Answer 10

increase in divorce reflects a higher expectation attached to marriage rather than declining social significance

Question 11

stein 1976

Answer 11

creative singlehood

Question 12

duncan and philips

Answer 12

contridicts stein, 1/10 of adults are LATs

Question 13

bernard 1976

Answer 13

women are more conscious of patriarchal oppression. high divorce rates coming from women- accepting feminist ideals

Question 14

cooke and gash 2010

Answer 14

disagree with bernard. no evidence working women are more likely to divorce. working is norm for women

Question 15

renvoize 1985

Answer 15

pro women can support children without men. suggest women may no longer need men

Question 16

cahsmore 1985

Answer 16

some wc women choose to live on benefits rather than with an abusive partner

Question 17

duncan and rogers 1990

Answer 17

less than 1/3 of children born in LPF stay in one - transitory

Question 18

brown 1995

Answer 18

more children born out of marriage reflects a reduction in shotgun weddings

Question 19

smart 2011

Answer 19

divorce has become normalized and is a transitionary part of life

Question 20

allan and crow 2001

Answer 20

reconstituted families may face problems such as contact with non resident parent

Question 21

mc carthy et al 2003

Answer 21

greater diversity in reconstituted families- some may face problems others no more than nuclear families

Question 22

ferri and smith 1998

Answer 22

reconstituted families are at greater risk of poverty as they have more children to support

Question 23

different types of family

Answer 23

nuclear
extended
classic extended
modified extended
beanpole
patriarchal
matriarchal
symmetrical
reconstituted or step
lone parent
gay or lesbian
single person

Question 24

what are the 5 types of family diversity

Answer 24

cultural- causes by migration
life stage- life course, likely to experiences nuclear family at least once in life
organizational- different family roles, conjugal roles- joint, separate
generational- different eras will have different attitudes to family types or ss couples
social class-income of home can effect its structure, mc women careers over kids

Question 25

diversity and location 6

Answer 25

affluent south- two parent nuclear family
geriatric wards- costal areas, elderly couples
older industrial areas- traditional family structures
recently declined industrial areas-young families
rural areas- extended and traditional, but commuters now
inner city- sph, lpf, isolated from kin, social deprivation

Question 26

trends in marriage

Answer 26

remarriages increasing
people are marrying later
civil ceremonies increased
fewer marriages overall

Question 27

similarities and differences between marriage and cohabitation

Answer 27

similarities- share house, share bills and tasks
differences- different laws, legal pact, next of kin and inheritance

Question 28

overall cohabitation has increased as marriage has decreased

Question 29

reasons for increase in cohabitation

Answer 29

changes in the position of women
secularization
changing social attitudes and declining stigma
fear of divorce

Question 30

cohabitation is seen as both a prelude and permanent alternative to marriage