Family diversity Flashcards
Family diversity
Different types and shapes of families
No family structure or relationships are the same
3 main reasons for more family diversity
Social policy making more structures possible
Secularisation
Globalisation- migration easier, more geographically mobile
Life course analysis
Individuals have more choice and opportunity in relationships and family types
Postmodernism and family diversity
Individuals now have more free will and opportunity, love based on whether the needs of both partners are met and is no longer the traditional forever love
Globalisation
Compression of time and space, families are more geographically mobile
Organisation
Different set ups of work at home and paid work
Cheap 1933
Argue society has evolved and we now have more family types and more diversity
Post modernism and family
We make choices on relationships and families
Functionalism and family diversity
Cohabiting couples can carry out different roles
