family diversity - the rapoports

Question 1

what does rapoports argue?

Answer 1

diversity is of central importance in understanding families today

we have moved away from the traditional nuclear family as the dominant family type

Question 2

what do rapoports see diversity as?

Answer 2

a positive response to people’s needs and wishes

Question 3

types of family diversity:

organisational

Answer 3

refers to differences in the way family roles are organised

some couples have conjugal roles and two wage earners, while others have segregated conjugal roles and one wage earners

Question 4

types of family diversity:

cultural

Answer 4

different cultural, religious and ethnic groups have different family structures

there is a higher proportion of female headed lone parent families among african caribbean households and a higher proportion of extended families amongst asian households

Question 5

types of family diversity:

social class

Answer 5

differences in family structure are partly the result of

income differences between households of different social classes

there are class differences in child rearing practices

Question 6

types of family diversity:

life stage

Answer 6

family structures differ according to the stage reached in the life cycle such as young newlyweds and couples with dependent children, retired couples whose children have left home and widows

Question 7

types of family diversity:

generational

Answer 7

older and younger generations have different attitudes and experiences that reflect the historical periods they have lived in

they may have different views about the morality of divorce or cohabitation