family studies Flashcards
Wilmott
- 1988
- dispersed extended family are typical
Brannen
- 2003
- coined the term beanpole family
- strong intergenerational links
- weak intragenerational links
O’Brien and Jones
- 1996
- research in East London showed not one family type is dominant
- family diversity is the norm
Leech
- 1967
- cereal packet image of the family
- socially constructed model made from assumptions of how families should be
Oakley
- 1960
- cereal packet image is too narrow and neglects other family types
Thorne
- 1992
- cereal packet image is monolithic and ignores diversity
Parsons
- 1955
- nuclear family is a personality factory
- gives adults maturity and is the key socialising agent for children
- instrumental and expressive roles are necessary and positive
DeVault
- 1999
- women do most the hidden work
Dunscombe and Marsden
- 1995
- women do the emotion work
British Household Panel Survey
- 2001
- no matter what the set up women still do more work in the home
Dryden
- 1999
- gender inequalities in housework and childcare contributes to marital breakdown
Gray
- 2006
- fathers were keen to spend quality time with children but long working hours prevent this
Young and Willmott
- 1979
- research in Bethal Green, inner London
- the family is becoming symmetrical and roles are becoming more equal
Silver and Schor
- 1993
- production of white goods has led to the death of the housewife
Somerville
- 2000
- liberal feminist
- flexible working patterns are needed for both parents to fulfil roles of parent and worker
Bell
- 2004
- teen mothers found having babies increased their self esteem
Edgell
- 1980
- men decided important things ( moving house )
- women decided unimportant things ( interior design )
Study by UCL
- 2015
- most popular discussions in mothers forums were around mental health
Dermott
- 2003
- shift from breadwinner role to intimate fathering role
Thompson
- 2005
- 39% of fathers viewed the breadwinner role as the most important part of fatherhood
- 80% of fathers were happy to stay at home and do childcare
- 65% still viewed women as naturally better
Hatter
- 2002
- enforcer dad is the disciplinarian, breadwinner and traditional role
- entertainer dad does chores while the dad plays
- useful dad follows the mothers leads
- fully involved dads are hands on and equal in all aspects of childcare
Wagg
- 1992
- humans go through similar physical stages of development but different cultures define it differently
Jenks
- 2005
- modern society parenting is child centered
- children are the anchor of the family as divorce rates are at a high
- they are the only consistent and stable thing
- parents are more fearful for their children
Postman
- 1994
- childhood is disappearing
- due to mass media which exposes children to the adult world
Pilcher
- 1995
- most important feature of childhood is separateness from adulthood
Beck
- 1992
- children have a hold over adults known as the dictatorship of neediness
Dobash and Dobash
- 1980
- 109 interviews of women living in refuges for battered women
- 2 attacks per week
Giddens
- 1992
- relationships are no longer based on romance
- this is influenced by plastic sexuality
Beck 2
- 1995
- plurality and conflicting understandings
- people are forming their own meanings of relationships
Bauman
wrote a book called liquid love and argues society is much more individualistic
Zaretsky
- 1976
- nuclear family aids capitalism as male workers vent to their wives
- its a unit of consumption
- teach children working class norms and values
Poulantzas
- 1996
- the family is an ideological conditioning service to teach children to be passive
Engels
- private property aids capitalism as it keeps the rich rich due to inheritance
- workers are exploited but distracted by materialism
Bernstein
- neo marxists in the 70’s
- upper class have an elaborate code fo speech
- working class have a restricted code of speech
Dale et al
- 2004
- black, British women stayed in employment after childbirth
- white and Indian women work part time
Charles Murray
- the underclass are responsible for disorder and crime
- long term unemployed, single parent, teen mothers
- stuck in a cycle of welfare dependency
Patricia Morgan
nuclear family is under threat because of:
- cohabitation
- divorce
- children born out of marriage
Bordieu
3 types of capital that benefit UC:
- economic and ascribed status
- cultural capital
- social capital
David `Cooper
the family inhibits self development and conditions members of society to submit to authorities
Modood
young south asians are less likely than their elders to speak their mothers tongue
Singh
studied Sikh community and found collectivism tradition is being replaced with individualism due to secularisation
Rapoport and Rapoport
found 5 types of family diversity:
- organisational
- cultural
- class
- life course
- cohort
Giddens 2
’ individual thesis ‘ - individual choice dictates family relationships and fixed roles no longer exist
male lone parent families
men only account for 9% of lone parent families
grandparents
1/3 grandparents have a dependent child living with them
divorce reform act
- 1969
- no longer had to prove fault
women killed per week
2 in England and Wales due to domestic violence
domestic violence incidents reported
35% of incidents are reported
domestic violence during pregnancy
30% starts or intensifies
male victims of domestic violence
1 in 6
2 biggest increasing household types
single person and lone parent family
marriage trends
- increase in 2nd/3rd marriages
- people are getting married on average 8 years later
- 2010 saw marriage rate increase (royal wedding)
birth rate
fallen since 20th century due to contraception, women rights and choice
