Family Changes - Key Sociologists Flashcards
What experiment did sharpe carry out and what did he find?
He interviewed girls in the 1970s and again in the 1990s and found that young women had changed their ambitions from marriage to careers
What term did Popenoe associate with changing families?
Individualisation (people place emphasis on their own personal needs over shared goals e.g family life)
What did Hakim say about family change?
Contraception is now allowing women to be childfree as a lifestyle choice
What did Gibson say about changing mortality?
There is now more tolerance of ‘alternative’ lifestyles e.g. homosexuality
What did Goode say about acceptance of divorce?
People accept divorce and cohabitation as part of a normal life choice, rather than a sin against God
What did Park say women felt?
Having children might restrict their lives and careers
