Ethnic differences in family patterns Flashcards

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1
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What has helped to create greater ethnic diversity ?

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Immigration into Britain over the last 60 years

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2
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Census 2001

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shows that 92.1% of the UK population (54million) were White

7.9% belonged to ethnic inority
-indian
-pakistani
-blangdeshi
-mixed ethinicy
-black carribean
-black african
chinese

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3
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What has contributed to changing family patterns in the UK?

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greater ethnic diversity

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4
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Which ethnic minority have a higher proportion of lone-parent households?

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Black Caribbean and Black African people

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5
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The high rate of female-headed, lone-parent families can sometimes be seen as evidence to what?

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evidence of:
-family disorganization that can be traced back to slavery

-high rates of unemployment among black males

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What parallel is there with black families and slavery?

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under slavery, when couples were sold separately, children stayed w/ the mother

-it is argued that this established a pattern of family that still persists today

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Why might black males be less able to provide for their families and what might this result in ?

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-male unemployment and poverty

and

-results in higher rates of desertion or marital breakdown

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8
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Which sociologist argues that the higher rates of lone-parent families among black is NOT the result of disorganisation?

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Heidi Safia Mirza (1997)

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Heidi Safia Mirza (1997)

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argues that the higher rate of lone-parent families among the black is not the result of disorganization, but rather reflects the high value that black women place on independence .

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10
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Who argues that statistics are misleading regarding ‘lone’ parents being unstable ?

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Tracey Reynolds

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Tracey Reynolds

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argues that statistics are misleading in that apparently, many ‘lone’ parents are in fcat stable, supportive but non-cohabiting relationships

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Which ethnic minority families tend to be large ?

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Bangladeshi- 4.5 per households
Pakistani - 4.1 per households
Indian - 4.3 per households

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13
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How many generations do asian families usually contain?

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3 generations

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14
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What is the most common family type within asian households ?

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nuclear

but also extended families existent within asian households

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15
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What do larger Asian households reflect?

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value placed on the extended families in Asian cultures

practical considerations such as need for assistance when migrating to Britain

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16
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Which sociologist found that extended family ties provided strong sense of support?

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Roger Ballard (1982)

17
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Roger Ballard (1982)

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found that extended family ties provided an important source of support among Asian migrants during 1950s and 1960s

18
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Asian household situations during early period of migration of ?

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Houses were often shared by extended families

19
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Asian household situation recently?

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-most asian household nuclear
-relatives often lived nearby
-frequent visitations
-kinship networks

=continue to be source of support

20
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Today, which religious groups are more likely to live in extended family units?

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Sikhs
Muslims
Hindu