Family Diversity

Question 1

Murray (1984) said the rise in lone parents is due to the overgenerous ______ ______ giving a “_________ _________” and creating a “_________ _________”

Answer 1

welfare state
perverse incentive
dependency culture

Question 2

Safia-Mirza (1997) said the high _______ lone parent rate was due to the fact they place _______ on their _______________.

Answer 2

value
independence

Question 3

Beck said we now live in a ________ society. It is less ________ due to increased ________. He says the ________ family has been replaced with the ________ family.

Answer 3

risk
stable
choice
nuclear
negotiated

Question 4

The Rapoports see family diversity as a ________ reaction to peoples _______ and wishes. There have been 5 types of diversity; cultural, social, _____________, life stage and ________________.

Answer 4

positive
needs
organisational
generational

Question 5

Chester regodnises diversity, but does not see it as bad. He says the majority of families are _________, and most people have or will be in a _________ family at some point. He says there have been no major _________ like the Rapoports say there has been.

Answer 5

dual-earners
nuclear
no major shift

Question 6

Giddens notes greater _________ and _________ in relationships today. People now seek a ‘_________ relationship’. This is where people stay together because of _________, as long as the relationship fufils their emotional and _________ needs.

Answer 6

freedom
choice
pure
love
sexual

Question 7

Benson analysed data from ______ babies. Separation within three years was much higher while couples were cohabitating (_____) than when married (_____).

Answer 7

1500
20%
6%

Question 8

Who said South-Asian families tend to be larger than other families?

Answer 8

Berthoud (2001)

Question 9

What did Willmott (1988) say about the extended family?

Answer 9

Willmott (1988) argues the extended family now exists as “dispersed”. Geographically separated but they still have much contact.

Question 10

Who said the classic extended family is still found among travellers, working-class and South-Asians?

Answer 10

Lane, Spencer & McCready

Question 11

What is and who mentioned the ‘beanpole family’

Answer 11

Brannen (2003) said there is now ‘beanpole’ families which extend vertically rather than horizontally. This is due to less children as well as longer life expectancies.

Question 12

What did Finch & Mason (1993) say about extended families?

Answer 12

Finch & Mason (1993) said 90% of people have given or recieved financial help and 50% had cared for a sick relative.