Families Flashcards
nuclear family
Parents living with their children
Extended family
Other distant relatives, such as grandparents, living with parents and children
Reconstituted family
A new family is formed when two adults who have children from previous relationships remarry or cohabit
Lone parent family
One parent living with their child or children
Beanpole family
Different generations living together, with only a few in each generation
Same sex family
The parents of the same gender
Organisational diversity
Differences in ways family roles are organised
cultural diversity
differences that arise from the different norms and values of different cultures
Social class diversity
Family types differ between different social classes
Life cycle diversity
Differences created by the historical periods the family have lived through
Family life course diversity
Diversity caused by different stages people have reached in their lives
Divorce Act
1969
Equal pay act
1970
Marriage (same sex couples) act
2013
Changing gender roles
Women working outside the hope, choosing not to get married
Criticism of the functionalist view on family functions
- Family may not be as supportive as the functionalist view suggests, they see an idealistic view and ignore abuse
- Families are influenced by ethnicity, religion and class
- Out of date, fails to take account of diversity
Criticism of the feminist view on family functions
- Not all male/female relationships involve the male dominance over women
- Outdated view, women now work outside the home
Criticism of the marxist view
Out of date
- Ignores the benefits of the family
- Ignores lots of functions of the family
Reasons for divorce
- Legal changes
- Value of marriage
- Status of women
- Change in attitudes
- Changes in society
- Secularisation
