family diversity - stacey Flashcards
1
Q
what does stacey argue?
A
greater freedom and choice have benefited women by enabling them to free themselves from patriarchal oppression and to shape their own family arrangements to suit their own needs
2
Q
during her postmodern family case studies, what did stacey discover?
A
women rather than men have been the main agents of change in the family
many women she interviewed rejected the traditional housewife role
3
Q
what is a divorce extended family?
A
members who are connected by divorce rather than marriage such as former in laws or an ex partner and their new partner
