Ethnic differences Flashcards
What is the trend in lone-parent households among Black families in the UK?
Higher proportion of lone parent families
in 2012 over a half of of families with dependant children headed by a black family were lone parent
Why have some viewed the high rate of lone-parent families in Black communities as evidence of family disorganisation?
may stem from historical factors, such as slavery or the higher unemployment rates among Black males.
What does Mirza argue?
Higher rate of lone parent families among black people is to the result of disorganisation
reflects high value that back women place on independence
What does Reynolds argue?
Statistics are misleading
Apparently lone parents are in fact stable, supportive but non cohabiting relationships
What is a visiting relationship?
Family headed by a fable who has a male partner who plays a full and active role in the family when he his in the family home
What does Reynolds true about black families having no father figure?
Rejects the idea
Not all Caribbean families are matrifocal
Lone parent families may be in visiting relationships
How does Barrow classify typical Black Caribbean families?
Three common family types
Nuclear families
Common law families
Mother households
What does Behold et al suggest?
Black Caribbean families are most adaptive to change, with more black Caribbean males in mixed ethnicity partnerships (48%)
How do Asian families compare to other ethnic groups in terms of household size?
Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Indian households tend to be larger than those of other ethnic groups, with average sizes of 4.4, 4.3, and 3 members, compared to 2.4 in Black Caribbean and White British households.
Why do Asian families tend to have larger households?
Larger households in Asian cultures reflect the high value placed on extended families.
What does Ballard argue?
Extended family ties often provide an important source of support amongst asian migrants during the 1950s and 1960s which offers alternative explanations for the extended family prominence.
What did Charles study?
Study of Swansea found classic three generations family living together under one roof is now ‘all but extinct’
What does Willmott argue?
Extended families continue to exist but as a dispersed version of extended families
Relatives are geographically separated but maintain frequent contact through visits and phone calls.
What do Finch and Mason argue about beanpole families?
Found that over 90% people had given or received financial help and about half cared for a sick relative
What did Mason find?
Dependant on the relationships
The obligations the daughters feel they have to relatives and what other responsibilities they currently hold for the family
