Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

families > family diversity > Flashcards

family diversity Flashcards

1
Q

5 rapoport diversity types with brief explanation for each one

A
  • organisation (the way the roles are organised - dual earner etc)
  • cultural (diff cultures have diff - afro Caribbeans mainly single mothers, asians mainly extended)
  • social class (income affects structures and parenting styles)

life cycle ( young newly weds, couple with children, empty nesters, widow)

generational ( older/younger have diff views on topics such as divorce and cohabitation)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

do rapoports see diversity as positive

A

yes ! nuclear is no longer dominant type and there’s lots of diversity in pluralist Britain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

who discusses the Neo conventional family and the lack of actual diversity

A

chester !

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

explain Chester on the family ‘diversity’

A

only real change is from trad nuclear family to Neo conventional - dual earner similar to symmetrical family
not choosing alt families long term

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

chester on life cycle

A

affects diversity so ppl long for nuclear family and are in it long term but for parts of their life will be cohabiting etc - just a test run and temporary

  • statistics are unrealistic since they are only a snapshot
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

examples of statistics chester uses to back his claim that there isn’t much change

A
  • even tho there’s births outside marriage they are jointly registered so still 2 parents
  • most live in household headed by 2 married ppl and reared by two parents
  • cohabitation just a phase !!
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

who talks about functional fit

A

parsons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

why do functionalist not like family diversity

A

nucelar is best
others cannot perform the roles properly and leads to dysfunction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

how does Anne Oakley criticise new right

A

assume man and woman trad roles are biological but they are not !!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q
A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

whatt theory who think that cohabitation is the main cause of breakdown in traditional families

A

new right - there is no deliberate commitment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What does Benson talk about in regards to marriage

A

new right
deliberate commitment in marriage so more permanent than cohabitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

what does beck mean by ‘risk society’

A

tradition has less influence so ppl have more choice and are more aware of the risks since they try things out and calculate risk/rewards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

two names for the individualisation thesis

A

Beck and Giddens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How does May criticise Beck

A

his theory is too ideolised and is only thinking of the free choices a white mc male has - not everyone has this privilege

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

who came up with idea of ‘zombie family’

A

Beck

17
Q

what did beck mean by zombie family

A

family appears to be alive but is dead because it is so unstable and cannot provide security
- relationships at a greater risk

18
Q

what does greater gender equality and individualism lead to according to beck and explain !

what type of family

A

negotiated family - don’t conform to norm and decide what’s best based on negotiation
equal but less stable

19
Q

Smart and May criticising Beck

A
  • exaggerates amount of choice - traditional norms haven’t weakened this much
  • our choices are still made within social context so we are not as free floating as he claims
  • ignores importance of social structures such as class and ethnicity
20
Q

who came up with term pure relationships

A

Giddens !

21
Q

explain pure relationships

A

giddens -
no longer bound by trad norms and exist solely to satisfy partners needs
stay together out of love and happiness and sexual attraction
- ppl try diff relationships to understand identity

22
Q

What does Giddens mean by relationships being a ‘rolling contract’

A

they can be ended at will and are less stable even if there is greater family diversity

23
Q

who talks about same sex ppl being pioneers

A

Giddens

24
Q

what does giddens mean by same sex ppl being pioneers

A

they are leading the way to new families and equality and democratic relationships

not influenced by trad roles since they’ve been so stigmatised and criminalised

25
Q

Weston on same sex families (development of Giddens point of them being pioneers)

A

they create families of choice

26
Q

what are the two reasons Giddens gives for pure relationships

A
  • contraception means ppl have sex not just for reproduction but pleasure
  • women have independence in education, work and just more opps in general
27
Q

connectedness thesis - who talks about it and what theory do they belong to

A

Smart ! personal life

28
Q

what does smart mean by the connectedness thesis

A

now live in network of relationships with influence and our choices are made within a ‘web of connectedness’ which influences our options and choices

29
Q

metaphor smart uses for connectedness

A

we are in a ‘web of connectdedness’

30
Q

how does Smart relate class and gender to her connectedness thesis (3)

A
  • norms dictate that women take kids in a divorce and so this limits their opps for a new relationship
  • men are better paid and so have greater freedom
  • power imbalance of men and then women/kids which leads to them being stuck in abusive relationships
31
Q

who talks about the disappearance of power structures (2)

A

Beck and Giddens

32
Q

what does May say on power structures

A

not disappearing but reshaping
- women gaining rights but still don’t have it all and are expected to be in hetersexual relationship

forces lesbians to be in closet

33
Q

Stacey talks about postmodern families - explain that

A

greater freedom and choice has benefitted women so they can shape family arrangements
- case study on women in California - women were main reason for family change
they rejected trad expressive role and would divorce and remarry
divorce extended families

34
Q

who talks about ‘divorce extended families’

A

stacey

35
Q

who talks about postmodern families and women benefitting from more freedom

A

stacey

36
Q

who says women have more choice and who says women have less

A

stacey - more - postmodern families - responsible for changes

May - power structures reshaping and women still under some norms such as being heterosexual

37
Q

individualisation thesis overview

A

increasing individual choice on relationships

fewer fixed roles and social structure is losing its influence

disembeded and freed from social norms

families (7 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions