Family Diversity- Other Types Of Diversity Flashcards
In the Rappaport study what are the 5 types of diversity they found?
Organisational
Class
Culture
Life cycle
Diversity
Rappaport- Organisational?
Different variations in a family structure, household types, patterns of kinship network and differences within the home
E.g differences between conventional families and Dual worker family’s in which husbands and wife both work
Rapoprt- Class diversity?
These are differences between m/c and w/c families in terms of relationships between adults and the way in which children are socialised e.g. m/c more likely to use to childcare
Rapoport- Cultural diversity?
There are differences in the lifestyle of families of different ethnic origins and different religious beliefs
There are differences between families of Asian, West Indian and cypriot origin, not to mention other ethnic minorities groups
Differences in life style between catholic and Protestant families may also be an important element of diversity
Rapaport- life cycle diversity?
There are differences that result from the state in the life cycle of the family
Newly married couples without children may have a different family life from those with dependent children and from those whose children have achivened adult status
Rapaport- cohort?
Period of different stages of the life cycle
Cohort affects the life experiences of the family
E.g. those families whose children were due to enter the labor market in the 1980s may be different from other families
The Hugh rates of unemployment during that period may have increased the length of time that those children were dependent on their parents
Who looked at the locality and family’s?
Eversley and Bonner jea
What did Eversley and Bonner Jea study?
Locality and the family
There is a relationship between locality and family type
6 areas in England and wales each of which is associated with characteristics types of families and households
Eversley and Bonnerjea- 6 areas?
The sun belt
The geriatric ward
Older declining industrial areas
Newly declining industrial areas
Truly rural areas
Inner city areas
Eversley and Bonnerjea- Geriatric wards?
Mainly costal areas of England and wales
Elderly 1 or 2 person households often living quite far from relatives
Eversley and Bonnerjea- newly declining industrial areas?
One prosperous areas that now face high levels of unemployment amongst older workers
Lots of young migrants with little extended family connections
Mainly midlands
Eversley and Bonnerjea- Inner city areas?
High social deprivation, High immigrant population
Lone parent households are common
People living here are isolated from family networks, young people, students, homeless people and ethnic minorities
Eversley and Bonnerjea- older declining industrial areas?
Found in former iron, coal, steel and shipbuilding etc areas
Stable family’s households
Strong neighborhood/family loyalties
Very patriarchal
Eversley and Bonnerjea- Truly rural areas?
Not many have survived, most invaded by commuters
In truly rural areas, farms and family businesses remain important
These created strong kinship network
Few women in paid employment
Examples of geriatric wards in the UK?
Chirstcurch
Other forms of family diversity?
Single hood
Bean poles
Neoconvential nuclear famioys
What is singlehood?
The biggest group of people living alone today in the UK are elderly mainly women and people in 25-44 mainly men
Singlehood- elderly women?
Women supposedly live longer then males so could be widowed
Children have moved away
Aeging population
Decline in traditional extended family
Singlehood- young males?
Geographical mobility (LATS)
Rise in divorce
Decline in marriage
Growing individualism
Need for flexibility to travel for work
Less social stigma
What is a bean pole family?
Multiple generation families with a few children born in each generation
Reason for rise in beanpole family?
Increased life expectancy (less children born)
What is the new conventional nuclear family?
There is a rise in families with 2 parents and children however the may not be traditional
E.g. diverse
Same sex
Adoption
Stay at home dad
