familt pt 2 (pt 2 lol) Flashcards
types of diverse families
single parent family
1960s only 2% 2012 15%
reconstituted families
partner has children from previous
blended family new kids and previous kids
single person households dramatic post war change, mostly men 13%househods in uk
dimensions if family diversity include
domestic diversity- differences
in the way men and women divide tasks and chores
organisational diversity- differences in internal structure vertical, nuclear horizontal
cultural multicultural; family
interethnic dual heritage children
class diversity
bean pole family
defined by julia brannen as new type of 4 generational family, which is less likely to be horizontal as millennials have fewer siblings
who argues that the family diversity is exaggerated
chester
he also says basic model is of nuclear family neo conventional family largely unchanged from 1950s
what is the new rights perspective in nuclear family
believe nuclear family is the best type and is currently threatened due to state policies
how does social policy impact family
gov can increase decrease taxes, colonisers in zulu
what did patricia morgan argue
that as secularisation took place, gov did little to protect, they should decrease taxes for married couples, penalise cohabitation and make divorce difficult, gay marriages illegal
what does new rights argue about education of women
abandon natural role as mother that explains the antisocial and deviant behavior of children
what does charles murray argue
that helping [poorer couples causes dependency culture and emergence of criminal underclass, that re problem families
also argues that single parenthood is inherently broken
what does robert rector argue
he argues that state welfare and benefits for damaged marriages encourage single parenthood and payment of welfare reduces need for marriages and taxpayers become symbolic husbands. poor unemployed women take this as an opportunity perverse incentive
name new right sociologists
robert rector
charles murray
patricia morgan
criticism of new rights
reuben ford new right imply poverty of single mothers is chosen lifestyle, poverty is a cause rather than effect of single parenthood
motherhood is desired by lower economic class women as it seems more achievable than economic success
name post modernists
tamara hareven
carol smart
ray pahl
what did carol smart say
that the term personal life should be used rather than family and the concept of families too associated with ideals and norms
ray pahl argues that
the concept of family is no longer useful as people not obliged to maintain relationships with family and often choose to make bonds with non family that are deeper
