Family Diversity 1.0

Question 1

Robert and Rhona Rapoport

Answer 1

were the first British sociologists to identify that nuclear families had become a minority in Britain

Question 2

What did they do?

Answer 2

identified 5 types of diversity

Question 3

What are the 5 types of diversity ?

Answer 3

Organisation
Cultural
Class
Life-cycle
Cohort

only c** can like c**

Question 4

organisational

Answer 4

there are now variations in family structure from the traditional nuclear family

for example
reconstituted families, lone-parents and cohabitating of couples

Question 5

Cultural

Answer 5

differences in the lifestyles and family structures between different ethnic/religious groups

Question 6

Class

Answer 6

the differences between classes in how they socialise their children

Question 7

LIfe-cycle

Answer 7

the differences in the experiences of family life depending on the stag thy are at in the family life

e.g-
a couple who are newly married will experience family life differently than a couple who have been married for 10 years with children

Question 8

Cohort

Answer 8

a cohort is a group of people who are born in the same generation.

One generation may experience family differently to another