Family Diversity

Question 1

Rapports 5 types of family diversity:

1) culture

Answer 1

Differences arise from those who come from different cultures with caring norms and values

Question 2

Rapports 5 types of family diversity:

2) life course

Answer 2

Diversity caused but the different stages that people have reached in life

Question 3

Rapports 5 types of family diversity:

3) organisational

Answer 3

Differences created in the way family’s are structured

Question 4

Rapports 5 types of family diversity:

4) generational

Answer 4

Differences created by historical periods that families have lived through

Question 5

Causes of family diversity

Changing patterns

Answer 5

Divorce: more single parent families, reconstituted relationships

Question 6

Causes of family diversity

Post modernity

Answer 6

Diversity is a reflection of a more diverse society

Question 7

Causes of family diversity

Economic factors

Answer 7

Increasing wealth means more ppl can live alone but those who carnt offer this have multi generational families

Question 8

Causes of family diversity

Changing roles

Answer 8

Women having careers mean that they are having less children- increase single person households and beanpole households

Question 9

Causes of family diversity

Policy’s

Answer 9

1969 divorce act
1972 equal pay act
Welfare benefits have lead to underclass and more teenage pregnancies

Question 10

Causes of family diversity

Late modernism

Answer 10

It is not due to a freedom of choice but forcing into situations via structural changes making life more uncertain

Question 11

Theories functionalism Parsons

Answer 11

Functional fit theory of society changes the type of families and its functions change to suit society

Question 12

Theory new right Murray

Answer 12

The nuclear family is under threat due to social policies then change processes in the family

Question 13

Theories post-modernism

Answer 13

Diversity is the new norm in society and people are given more freedom and only have to remain in a relationship as long as their needs are met

Question 14

Theories feminism Stacey

Answer 14

Women can now create families to suit their needs. This includes the new divorce extended family

Question 15

Theories Chester

Answer 15

A change has been made to a neo conventional family Where the couples are dual earners and involves conjugal roles

Question 16

family diversity and plurality

Functionalism

Answer 16

prefer NF

see as uniquely suited to meeting the needs of modern society consider other type dysfunctional or deviant

Chester claims most people live in NF at some point in life and aspire to it.

He notes increased change family diversity to only NF into one-conventional nuclear family. dual earners that traditional division of labour. most family structure miffed version of nuclear unit

Question 17

family diversity and plurality

New Right

Answer 17

conservative anti-feminist perspective opposed to family diversity

hold view only 1 ideal family type - NF. Support conventional NF man breadwinner and women as mother/housewife - see as natural

see family diversity product of family breakdown which leads to lack of discipline, education failure, crime and dependency culture.

Question 18

family diversity and plurality

feminism

Answer 18

see NF as based on patriarchal oppression and the fundamental cause of greater inequality.

Critical new right Oakley believes their view of the family is a negative reaction against feminist campaign for equality.

see family diversity as positive and liberating where individuals are able to live in units which reflect their own individual choice

like the changing patterns and trends of family and households

Question 19

family diversity and plurality

postmodernity

Answer 19

Emphaise family diversity argue greater diversity and choices have advantages like it gives individuals greater freedom to plot their own life course.

Stacey argues greater freedom and choice has benefited women. enables them to free themselves from patriarchal oppression.

PM believe today we have greater choice about lifestyles and relations.

Morgan argues family is simply whatever arrangements those involved choose to call family.

Question 20

individualisation thesis

Answer 20

Giddens and Beck influenced my PM ideas

Argues in the past peoples lives were defined by fixed roles that largely prevented people from choosing their own life course.
By contrast today individuals today have fewer fixed roles to follow. we have become diem bedded from traditional roles more freedom to choose how we live our lives.

Beck standard biography or life course people followed in past has been replaced by the do it yourself biography. this has impacts on relations and family diversity

Giddens now pure relations more choice = less stability

Reflecting this Beck argues we live in risk society

People more likely now to not conform to norms called this negated family.

Question 21

personal life perspective

Answer 21

Smart and May agree that there is now greater family diversity but disagree with beck and giddiness explanations.

Recommend using the term personal life instead of family because concept family is often associated with value judgements about ideal or normal types

Concept of personal life is more neutral and flexible because it goes beyond marriage and biological kin and includes near types of relationships

Question 22

Personal life perspective connectedness thesis

Answer 22

Alternative to individualisation thesis

Small argues we are fundamentally social beings who is choices are always made with a web of connectedness

According to thesis we live within networks of existing relationships and innovative and personal history is and the strongly influence our range of options and choices of relationships

I example parent to separate remain linked by their Children