Connected thesis Flashcards
What did Smart say?
Instead of individuals being disembedded and isolated - individuals are social creatures who live in a web of connectedness
What did Finch and Mason
Family conncetions and obligations and limit choice
What did May say?
Structure not disappearing simply changing
Women have freedom but cannot have it all
How do class and gender play a role?
Post divorce the norm is for women to have custody of children limits future relationships
Men are generally better paid which provides more freedom
What does the connectedness thesis argue?
Challenges the pure relationship
Wheres lives have become interwoven it becomes impossible to disconnect
Individual choices are influenced by relationships and past experieces
What did Einasdottir say?
Although lesbianism is now tolerated, heternormativity means many remain in the closet limiting choice
