families possible Qs

Question 1

domestic division of labour

Answer 1

parsons
bott

wilmott and young

duncombe and marsden

Question 2

feminist views on domestic division of labour

Answer 2

duncombe and marsden

crompton and lyonette

Oakley

Hetherington

southernton

Question 3

resources and decision making

Answer 3

phal and vogler

plp on money (weeks and smart)

edgells

Question 4

explanations for domestic violence

Answer 4

radical
millet
evidence of patriarchy
men = enemy
inevitable

materialistic
wilkinson and pickett
result of family stress caused by social inequality
worries about money and jobs lead to domestic conflict
lack of money restricts social circle leaving no support

Question 5

changes in divorce

Answer 5

higher expectations of marriage (fletcher)

decline stigma and attitudes

modernity

Question 6

changes in marriage

Answer 6

decline in stigma and attitudes

change in women’s position

fesr of divorce (40%)

Question 7

cohabitation

Answer 7

trial marriage

decline stigma

Question 8

childbearing patterns reasons

Answer 8

increase in births outside of marriage:

declines stigma

childless/waiting later

Question 9

lone parent families

Answer 9

increased divorce
(beck and giddens)

murray
perverse incentive
dependency culture
rewarding irresponsible behaviour

Question 10

family diversity (for)

Answer 10

rapports

post modernists individualisation thesis

chester neo conventional

Question 11

family diversity (against)

Answer 11

parsons functional fit

tnr = social
problems

chester neo conventional family

Question 12

postmodernism on family diversity

Answer 12

individualisation thesis

pure relationship

negotiated family

AO3
connected thesis (plp)

Question 13

decline in death rates

Answer 13

tranter- infectious diseases

mckeown- improved nutrition

harper- smoking/obesity

Question 14

reason for decline in birth rates

Answer 14

changes in women’s position
harper- education

children economic liability rather than asset (270,000) by 21, change in laws

decline in IMR
improved sanitation and housing
better nutrition
medical factors

Question 15

reasons for ageing population

Answer 15

increasing life expectancy

declining imr

declining tfr

Question 16

views on ageing population

Answer 16

marxist
phillipson, no use for capitalist society
burden to relatives
dependent and powerless

postmodernists
always free to choose
roles and life stages aren’t fixed now more blurred than ever
e.g gyms, cosmetic surgery’s

Question 17

managing migration

Answer 17

assimilation
immigrants need to adopt language and values of host culture
make them like us
e.g france- burqa ban

multiculturalism
erickson- globalisation has made migration flexible through individuals going back and forth
neither nor identities
britalian
technology aided this

Question 18

perspectives on social policy

Answer 18

functionalism
good

donzelot: policing the family
conflict view
control over families
survelliance e.g professionals, social workers, doctors

tnr
in favour of conventional policies
however state policies have undermined nuclear family e.g making divorce easier, introduction of civil partnerships

murray
perverse incentives
generous welfare benefits

Question 19

childhood improved

Answer 19

aries- no childhood in middle ages
children worked, no golden age
shorter- high imr 1900 154 2014- 4
C wagg, not universal
Punch- bolivia working from 5
Pincher- now separate time of life e.g laws

postman not improved due to technology
disappearing at dazzling speed
destroyed information hierarchy
palmer toxic childhood
C opie and opie stand the test of time
21- 270,000

gittens- age patriarchy
adults especially men have power over family
hockey and james acting up or down to resist adult control
C jenks postmodern society = risk
childline 3mill website visits a year

Question 20

fem role of family

Answer 20

lib fem
gradual change

marxist fem
absorb anger
reproduce
reserve

radical
serpatness
political l

Question 21

func role of family

Answer 21

murdock

organic anaolgy

parsons