Family And household Diversity

Question 1

Living apart together relationships (LATs) LEVIN

Answer 1

LEVIN: a long term committed, intimate relationship but live apart

Question 2

Living apart together relationship (LATs) main reason

Answer 2

•responsibility and care- people have existing responsibility for other people (older , children )

•practical reason- partners work or study in different places LAT avoid conflict for jobs and cost of house

•risk- people don’t want to repeat the same mistakes they protect their personal independence, personal space, routine and habits

Question 3

Lone parenthood

Answer 3

• women are more likely to have custody when divorced as that is the cultural norm that women bring up children

• fathers in most cases abandon their children before Birth

Question 4

Lone parents (increase of lone parents )

Answer 4

• economic dependence of women as they have jobs and welfare

• better contraceptives, Change male attitude

• reproductive technology (surrogacy, IVF)

• change in social attitude there’s less stigma

Question 5

Free marriage and step/ blended families

Answer 5

• the divorced man married women again reflecting women’s great disfaction and disillusionment with marriage

• children feel a strong loyalty to their natural parents

• division between children when two sets from previous marriage mix

• discipline over house/organisation

• Will not accept discipline/control from step parents