Family Diversity 2 Flashcards
What did the Rapoports argue?
We have to acknowledge the uk is no longer dominated by one family type. They argue we should be celebrating family diversity
They argue that uk society is characterised by six different types of diversity
What are the six different types of diversity outlined by the Rapoports ?
Organisational - Cultural - Class diversity - Life-cycle diversity - Generational diversity - Regional diversity -
Explain organisational diversity
Refers to difference in the way family roles are organised such as : dual income, one income , joint or segregated conjugal roles
Explain Cultural diversity
Distinct differences in the lifestyle of families of different ethnic origins and religious beliefs.
For example Asian life is diverse and depends on wide range of factors such as religion - there has been a great number of inter marriages between whites - African-Caribbean and Chinese (mixed race children)
Explain class diversity
Differences between working class and middle class families in terms of relationships between husband and wide and how children are socialised Some argue middle class are more child centred, take greater interest in their child's education and pass on these positive attitudes values and practices.
How is class diversity criticised ?
Working class parents are just as child entered but material deprivation or poverty limits how much help they can give their children, therefore working class child’s experience less satisfactory because of family poverty
What is life cycle diversity ?
This refers to stages in the life cycle, for example family and households are not static entity’s they often experience change. For example young married couple may have children in the future whilst an older couple may be an empty nest family yo which children may return after university.
Explain generational diversity?
A cohort is a group of people born over the same period of time- cohorts or generations often experience different patterns of family life than their parents generation because family life is influence by wider society
What is an example of generational diversity?
Family life and being young in 1930s was very different to the 1980s which is very different to 2012 -
1980s was a time of mass unemployment - making it hard to get a job you would therefore stay in education longer and live with parents a greater length of time
What is regional diversity?
Geographical variations of the family life (eversley and bonnerjea) for example seaside areas have large concentrations of elderly couples and single person households whilst inner city have large numbers of single parents, reconstituted families and ethnic minority families
What are friendship networks and how do they link to the family
Constitute as a type of family (2012)
An important social change is occurring in which whom we see as part of the family is more than blood ties or legal ties
E.g students in shared housing e.g. At uni also can function as a family
What do Allan and crow say about diversification?
It is an on-going and evolving process - no longer predictability of family life cycle because there is increasing separation of sex, marriage and parenthood.
What reasons do Allan and crow give for increasing family diversity?
Rising divorce rate - divorce law change rising social acceptance of divorce and births outside marriage
Increased lone parent households (as above)
Cohabitation has become increasingly acceptable - as a result of secularisation
Decline in marriage rates - marry later and minority don’t marry at all
Rise in stepfamilies - as a result of divorce , remarriage forms reconstituted
Who do postmodernist agree with ?
Rapoports
How do postmodernist agree with Rapoports ?
Family life is characterised by diversity, variation and instability.
