CHANGING PATTERNS 1 Flashcards
rapport and rapport
5 types of family diversity
eversley and bonnerjea
diversity and location
barlow et al 2001
marriage become a lifestyle choice than expectation
chandler 1993
cohabitation becoming increasingly accepted- long term alt to marriage
chester 1985
cohabitation is temporary- stepping stone to marriage
coast 2006
75% of cohabiting couples expect marriage of cohabitation is success
office of national stats 2013
est 42% of marriages end in divorce
population trends
live together before marriage to weed out weaker relationships
mitchell and goody 1997
divorce is no longer associated with shame and stigma
fletcher 1966
increase in divorce reflects a higher expectation attached to marriage rather than declining social significance
stein 1976
creative singlehood
duncan and philips
contridicts stein, 1/10 of adults are LATs
bernard 1976
women are more conscious of patriarchal oppression. high divorce rates coming from women- accepting feminist ideals
cooke and gash 2010
disagree with bernard. no evidence working women are more likely to divorce. working is norm for women
renvoize 1985
pro women can support children without men. suggest women may no longer need men
cahsmore 1985
some wc women choose to live on benefits rather than with an abusive partner
duncan and rogers 1990
less than 1/3 of children born in LPF stay in one - transitory
brown 1995
more children born out of marriage reflects a reduction in shotgun weddings
smart 2011
divorce has become normalized and is a transitionary part of life
allan and crow 2001
reconstituted families may face problems such as contact with non resident parent
mc carthy et al 2003
greater diversity in reconstituted families- some may face problems others no more than nuclear families
ferri and smith 1998
reconstituted families are at greater risk of poverty as they have more children to support
different types of family
nuclear
extended
classic extended
modified extended
beanpole
patriarchal
matriarchal
symmetrical
reconstituted or step
lone parent
gay or lesbian
single person
what are the 5 types of family diversity
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
diversity and location 6
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
trends in marriage
remarriages increasing
people are marrying later
civil ceremonies increased
fewer marriages overall
similarities and differences between marriage and cohabitation
similarities- share house, share bills and tasks
differences- different laws, legal pact, next of kin and inheritance
overall cohabitation has increased as marriage has decreased
reasons for increase in cohabitation
changes in the position of women
secularization
changing social attitudes and declining stigma
fear of divorce
cohabitation is seen as both a prelude and permanent alternative to marriage
