family diversity- postmodernism 2 Flashcards
rapports- 5 types of family
1-cultural diversity
different cult/religions/ethcnitcy have different family structures/expericnes. afro carebein more lone parents. south asian more tradiotnal/patriahcle, extended more likely.
rapports- 5 types of family
cultural diversity immigration
immigration into Britain in last 60y has helped greater ethnic diversity. census 2001 showed 92.1% uk pop(54m) where white. also argued male unemployment/poverty mean black men less able to provide for family= reservations higher rate and marital breakdown. in 2002 over 1/2 of families with dependent children are now headed by black person
rapports- 5 types of family
cultural diversity asain families
larger, less likely spf. contain 3 gen but considered nuclear rather than extended. since higher proportion child bearing age groups compared to pop as whole creating mini baby boom in number of children born in uk.
rapports- 5 types of family
2organisational diversity
different family type structures eg lone parent families and reconstituted families. number of nuclear families fell from 52% 1961 to 36% 2009.
rapports- 5 types of family
ORGANSATIONAL DIVERSITY ONS
in their social trends 40 report: 28% of homes are in sp household and 29% contain childless couple. this upped from 11% and 26% since 1961
rapports- 5 types of family
3class diversity
children from upper middle class and upper class more likely to attend fee paying independent schools. also more likely to board ie live alone from home while at school. wc children more likely to attend local school. partly due to income difference also diff in parents own experience
rapports- 5 types of family
4life stage diversity (life cycle)
their can be diversity in terms of individual life time,. this covers such factors as number of children, spacing of children, divorce, remmarige, widowed hood
rapports- 5 types of family
5generational diversity (cohort)
a cohort of individuals refers to those born in same year or band. may well be shard historical events eg intro of compressive schools and birth control pill. also diff ideas form young/old
characteristics of postmodernism
diversity/fragmentations
more cultures lifestyles, people can pick and mix and choose identifies
characteristics of postmodernism
diversity/fragmentations
JOHAL WHITE MASK
girls from asian bg want to be westernised by keep part of culture
characteristics of postmodernism
rapid social change
new tech as dissolved old boundaries of time and space and reshaped our habits = familys less stable but gives choice on relationships
stacey:postmoden families
greater freedom befefited women. they’re free from oppression and free to shape their fsamileis arrangements to meet needs.
stacey:postmoden families
case study ao2 silicon valley
used historical interviews with postmodernism families. women main agents in change in family. many women reject traditional role,, return to ed, improved job. they create family better suit to their needs(marrige +divroce) and connected by divorce rather than marrige
the individualisation thesis
inc individuals choice about family/relaitonship. tradioanls structures eg class gender family has lost much of their influence over us. in the past peoples lives were fixed roles that prevented form selecting own life course
the individualisation thesis beck
we have become free ‘disembened’ for tradioanl roles , we have ‘do it yourself’ biography link givens plastic sexuality
giddens choice/equality
the pure relaitonship
laws/religon/social norms no longer hold people together. intimate reaitonsipbased on trust/choice/equality. common in late modernity. exists to meet needs, only survive if in best interest to do so, no longer stay tog for sense of duty or for child
giddens- chocie/equality
same sex couple as pioneers
creating more dmeocratic/equal relationships. they are more able to develop relaitonship based on choice rather than tradioanl roles
weeks
friendship network function as kinship networks to gay+lesbian
beck negotied family- risk society
(add to giddens)
we now live in a ‘risk society’ were tradition is less important and people have more choice, we are more aware of risks when we make a choice, we calculate the risk
beck negotied family- the patrachle family now been undermined by 2 trends:
greater gender equality
which has challenged male domination of all spheres of life (job opp women)
beck negotied family- the patrachle family now been undermined by 2 trends:
greater individulisation
peoples actions are influenced by self interest rather than obligation.
why is their greater equality in family+ society? AO2
dual earner, less stigma-seculraison gender roles with rise of femism , change of laws
beck negotied family- we live in a zombie family
it appears to be alive but actually dead, as people turn to family as point of security and 1 parter might be happy the other not and not known of
a03 of beck- smart and may critise individualisation
- theory exaggerated how much choice people have about family/relaitonships today
2.our decisions are still contrained/governed by social context- we aren’t free floating individuals - class and gender still shape our relationship, still idealised version of white middle class man ect(may)
