Families and households- Key figures

Question 1

What is Alan and crows thoughts on the definition of the family?

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• become more complicated by the changing patterns of divorce, re-marriage and co-habitation

Question 2

smart and Neale’s thoughts on family types in 1999

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• lone parents are increasing
• many view child-parent relationships as more satisfying than adult partnerships

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Janet fosters views on family types in 1990

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• working class families in particular have a close extended or modified network

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hart views on divorce

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• divorce can result from frustration that women are working and also doing the household chores

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Hetherington 2002 views on divorce

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• negative effects of divorce have been exaggerated
• we should accept that it is a reasonable solution to an unhappy relationship

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Sue Sharpe (1970-1990) on marriage rates

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• the attitudes of women has changed from marriage/family to career/independence

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Morgan 2012- marriage rates

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• many couples choose to cohabit due to fear of divorce

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Smart and Stephens- marriage rates

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• females today do not consider many potential partners to be marriage worthy

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Jan Macvarish 2006- singlehood

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• increase of accepting singleness as a lifestyle choice
• solo-living is seen as an opportunity for self-fulfilment

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ghee 2001- fertility

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• fertility rate of women under 30 has fallen
• rate of women over 30 has risen since the 1970s

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Willmott and young 1973 conjugal relationships

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• study showed that we are moving towards more symmetrical roles

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Allan and crow 2001

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-double burden

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dunne

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same sex relationships far more symmetrical- work out their own norms and values

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Charles et al 2008- relationships in the family

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study in Swansea found more grandparents look after grandchildren and adult parents and older grandchildren look after grandparents

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sue palmer 2006- relationships in the family

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• parents have more money but less time- time famine
• ‘electronic babysitters’- give children screens
• Toxic childhood

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dobash and dobash 1992
dark side of family life

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• police records in Scotland showed many wives had been raped and killed by their husbands
• may be set off by a challenge o their authority
• marriage gives them power as the women depends on the husband

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Durkheim- functionalist

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• family is a vital agent of socialisation for social stability and value census

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player 2013- functionalism

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the male breadwinner idea provides men with power

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lawlor 2012- new right

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maternity leave should be scrapped because it encourages women to work when they should e looking after their child

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dennis and erdos- new right

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family diversity is bad for men as they are poorly socialised and grow up unaware of their responsibilities

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diane reay 2000- marxism

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the poor socialisation of children is due to a lack of confidence and knowledge rather than lack of concern

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Anne Oakley 1974- feminist

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• women do the majority of the household tasks and the symmetrical family has not happened yet
• new man- not occurred

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silvia 2009- post-modern

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the digital age has in some ways strengthened families by allowing close contact even at a distance

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crow 2002

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family diversity has always existed, people are just more open about it in todays society

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Bernards 1997

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contemporary families are much more diverse that there is no simple definition so uses the term 'families' or the family path.

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new right view on families

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nuclear family is the best in result of poor socialization, welfare, dependency and crime

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post modernist views on family

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families have become more diverse due to people choosing arrangements for themselves instead of following traditional norms and values

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functionalists view on the family

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nuclear families are vital for effective socialisation, value concensus and social stability

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marxist views on family

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- the family are developed to suit capitalism - allows for wealth to be passed on and teaches children to accept inequality

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feminism views on the family

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- family is patriarchal - family teaches girls to accept gender roles

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internationalists views on family

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people act as others expect them to

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ducome and masters

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triple shift

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Bernard's definition of the family

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as contemporary families are so diverse, it is better to refer to them as 'families' which embraces all types

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levin 2004- family types

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acknowledges the idea of living apart together

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Thornes and collard- divorce

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women particularly value friendship and emotional support in marriage

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Rodgers and Pryor 1998

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children of divorce or separated parents are more likely to experience poverty, poor housing, behaviour and mental health problems, under achievements at school and go on to divorce themselves

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Wilkinson 1994- marriage rates

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female attitudes to marriage have undergone a 'gender quake'

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allan and crow 2001- marriage rates

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marriage is more a relationship than an agreement in todays society

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drew 1989- marriage rates

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expectations of marriage have increased, particularly for women

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Jonathon Gershuny 1992- conjugal roles

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developed the idea of lagged adaptation

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parent line plus- relationships in families

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boomerang generation

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hatter et al 2002

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men's lack of participation in fatherhood is mainly due to long hours working rather than thinking they shouldn't have to

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Talcott parsons- functionalist

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identified the irreducible functions of the family, socialisation and the stabilisation of adult personalities

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Charles Murray- new right

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nuclear family is threatened by the welfare system as it encourages single parent families through benefits

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Melanie Phillips- new right

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children today are allowed access to rights and freedoms which are unrealistic- need more authoritative chid bearing

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engels- marxism

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warm bath theory