family diversity Flashcards
What does Murdock think about family diversity
Murdock doesn’t believe in family diversity and that the nuclear family is natural and universal.
what does Wilmott believe about family diversity.
Family diversity has been exaggerated but family structure. However there has been a reduction in extended family.
Brannon belives thatamily structures have changed and the new type of family is teh bean pole family.
Beanpole family - a n thin multi generational fsmily.
Anderson argues thtat family diversity has always been present, not just in family structure but in terms of power, roles and relationships.
what is modernism
refers to society being rigid, fixed, predictable and structured.
modernism theories.
funtionalists
marxists
new right
feminsits
functionalism and modernism.
functional fit beyween nuclear family and modern family.
parsons who is a functionalist, seees teh nuclear family as unequially suited to meeting teh needs of moddern society. geographicql and social moile
Socioally mobile - working through social glass
geographically mobile - smaller family easier to move.
- any other type of family is seen as dysfunctional and deviant.
new right
- oppose against family diversity
only one right family, patrichal family with children, married and a clear-cut of division of labour.
Functionalist also agree with this
instrumental role - men
expressive role - women
cereal packet family
- idea that nuclear family is seen to be very happy very dre4amy like a fairy-tale. cealrel pack in regards too familys displayed
new rights views of the family.
-m nuclear fmily is benefitial to all members in teh family.
- family has roles based on the bilogical difference betwee men and women.
- marriage symbolises commitment
entire topic of family diversity
- is the nuclear fmaiy still promonant or is family diversuity
- is it good the nuclear family vanishing
the rapports 5 types of family diversity
C- cuultural diversity - there are cultrual differences in both family structures andn organisation. Asian families tend to be extended and afro Carabeen families tend to be matrifocal - mother head of the family-
L- life course analysis - Hareven 1978- family structures and organisations change as we go through our lives matching the time of life we are at and our needs at that time
O- organisational Diversity - this refers to how the family structured in terms of its members and power structure. for example who has the most power. for example lone parent families. emptyness or nuclear
G - generational diversity - this refers to the sharedf historical experiences that a group has which will shape their family structure and organisation for example the introduction of the pill or WW11
S - social class diversity - inequalities in lifestyles, wealth and income has had an obvious impact in terms of the type of housing, room size/number financial problems and holidays
functionalism parsos view of diversity
functional fit theory -ichanging of structures is not diversity but the changing of structures to meet the needs of society
functionalism parsons view explanation on family diversity
functional fit theory whee the family structure is constantly changing and adapting to meet the needs of society at the present time.
new right on family diversity
Murray
diversity is increasing and a result of growing choice and globalisation in the modern world
new right on family diversiry explanation
Murray
believe their is onloy oe right family type - the patriachal nuclear family with a clear-cut of division of loabour between the husband and wife (instrumental and expressive role)
