Family Theory Flashcards
personal life, anti-psychatry, post modernism
Personal Life: Misztal and Rustin
use of diaries, photos and facebook to portray family life, only reflect positives of family life, not accurate reflection of reality. family live by then live with
Personal Life: Carsten
should use term RELATIONALITY to describe way biology less significant in terms of family relationships today. what they MEAN to us.
Personal Life: Smart
- fictive kin
- chosen families
- relationships with dead relatives
- relationships with pets
- donor-conceived children
Anti-psychiatry: Cooper
parents impose their identities on their children
Anti-psychiatry: Leech
relationship in isolated nuclear families are too intense
Anti-psychiatry: Laing
family can lead to schizophrenia, especially lone-daughter families. Mum projects her anxieties onto her daughter
Post Modernism: Stacey
an individual experiences a number of life events which constantly change their family structure
Post Modernism: Bauman
relationships are loosely tied, more fragile, less likely to commit, easier to leave due to INDIVIDUALISATION, relationships now top-pocket
Postmodernism: Giddens
traditional family in decline, unrealistic expectations, confluent love
Postmodernism: Beck
negotiated family, based on individuals wishes, less stable if wishes not met
Postmodernism: Liquid Love
easier to exit and enter relationships, lack of commitment + high intimacy= feel and insecure
