Families and households- Key figures Flashcards
What is Alan and crows thoughts on the definition of the family?
- become more complicated by the changing patterns of divorce, re-marriage and co-habitation
smart and Neale’s thoughts on family types in 1999
- lone parents are increasing
- many view child-parent relationships as more satisfying than adult partnerships
Janet fosters views on family types in 1990
- working class families in particular have a close extended or modified network
hart views on divorce
- divorce can result from frustration that women are working and also doing the household chores
Hetherington 2002 views on divorce
- negative effects of divorce have been exaggerated
- we should accept that it is a reasonable solution to an unhappy relationship
Sue Sharpe (1970-1990) on marriage rates
- the attitudes of women has changed from marriage/family to career/independence
Morgan 2012- marriage rates
- many couples choose to cohabit due to fear of divorce
Smart and Stephens- marriage rates
- females today do not consider many potential partners to be marriage worthy
Jan Macvarish 2006- singlehood
- increase of accepting singleness as a lifestyle choice
- solo-living is seen as an opportunity for self-fulfilment
ghee 2001- fertility
- fertility rate of women under 30 has fallen
- rate of women over 30 has risen since the 1970s
Willmott and young 1973 conjugal relationships
- study showed that we are moving towards more symmetrical roles
Allan and crow 2001
-double burden
dunne
same sex relationships far more symmetrical- work out their own norms and values
Charles et al 2008- relationships in the family
study in Swansea found more grandparents look after grandchildren and adult parents and older grandchildren look after grandparents
sue palmer 2006- relationships in the family
- parents have more money but less time- time famine
- ‘electronic babysitters’- give children screens
- Toxic childhood
dobash and dobash 1992
dark side of family life
- 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
Durkheim- functionalist
- family is a vital agent of socialisation for social stability and value census
player 2013- functionalism
the male breadwinner idea provides men with power
lawlor 2012- new right
maternity leave should be scrapped because it encourages women to work when they should e looking after their child
dennis and erdos- new right
family diversity is bad for men as they are poorly socialised and grow up unaware of their responsibilities
diane reay 2000- marxism
the poor socialisation of children is due to a lack of confidence and knowledge rather than lack of concern
Anne Oakley 1974- feminist
- women do the majority of the household tasks and the symmetrical family has not happened yet
- new man- not occurred
silvia 2009- post-modern
the digital age has in some ways strengthened families by allowing close contact even at a distance
crow 2002
family diversity has always existed, people are just more open about it in todays society
Bernards 1997
contemporary families are much more diverse that there is no simple definition so uses the term ‘families’ or the family path.
new right view on families
nuclear family is the best in result of poor socialization, welfare, dependency and crime
post modernist views on family
families have become more diverse due to people choosing arrangements for themselves instead of following traditional norms and values
functionalists view on the family
nuclear families are vital for effective socialisation, value concensus and social stability
marxist views on family
- the family are developed to suit capitalism
- allows for wealth to be passed on and teaches children to accept inequality
feminism views on the family
- family is patriarchal
- family teaches girls to accept gender roles
internationalists views on family
people act as others expect them to
ducome and masters
triple shift
Bernard’s definition of the family
as contemporary families are so diverse, it is better to refer to them as ‘families’ which embraces all types
levin 2004- family types
acknowledges the idea of living apart together
Thornes and collard- divorce
women particularly value friendship and emotional support in marriage
Rodgers and Pryor 1998
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
Wilkinson 1994- marriage rates
female attitudes to marriage have undergone a ‘gender quake’
allan and crow 2001- marriage rates
marriage is more a relationship than an agreement in todays society
drew 1989- marriage rates
expectations of marriage have increased, particularly for women
Jonathon Gershuny 1992- conjugal roles
developed the idea of lagged adaptation
parent line plus- relationships in families
boomerang generation
hatter et al 2002
men’s lack of participation in fatherhood is mainly due to long hours working rather than thinking they shouldn’t have to
Talcott parsons- functionalist
identified the irreducible functions of the family, socialisation and the stabilisation of adult personalities
Charles Murray- new right
nuclear family is threatened by the welfare system as it encourages single parent families through benefits
Melanie Phillips- new right
children today are allowed access to rights and freedoms which are unrealistic- need more authoritative chid bearing
engels- marxism
warm bath theory
