family topic 1 Flashcards
- What is a nuclear family?
- What is a cohabiting family?
- What is a lone parent family?
- What is a reconstituted family?
- What is extended family?
- What is same sex family?
- What is an empty nest family?
- What is a singleton?
- What is a beanpole family?
- What is a DINK?
- What is a LAT?
- nuclear = a married couple living together with their adopted or biological family
- cohabitating = unmarried in sexual releshonship living together with or without children
- lone parent family = consist of mother or father living alone with their child
- reconstitued= step family
- extended = parents, children, grandparents living under same roof
- same sex family = same gender
- empty nest= elderly living alone
- singleton = adults living alone
- beanpole= children , parents + grandparents
- DINK= dual income no kids
- LAT= living apart together
What is a household?
people who share the same accomdation and is not related
- is cohabitation increasing or decreasing
2. give 3 reason why
Increasing
- change in social attitudes - among younger generation more likely to accept cohabitation- decline in stigma attached to pre martial sex
- secularisation- increase in decline in religious beliefs means that people do not abide by religious rules which may teach that cohabitating is a sin.
- increased career opp for women - has freed women from having to rely on their husband for finacical support so women choose to cohabit rather than get married
- is household increasing or decreasing
2. give 3 reason why
Increasing
- more young people are going into education so live with freinds in flat to save money.
- Raise cost of living =people can’t afford to live alone.
- some people choose to live with their freinds as families of choice.
why is same sex family increasing? 2 reasons
2. give 3 reason why
- changes in the law = have made homosexuality legal since 1967 and age of consent is now the same as for heterosexual couple. also homosexual couples now have the right have their relationship legally recognised ( civil partnership act 2005) and to adopt children
- changes to social attitudes = society has become more liberal and accepting of homosexual relationships and recognise that any stable relationship is good for children
- medical advances - ivf
why is singlehood increasing? 2
2. give 3 reason why
Increase education career and opportunities= people priorities career over relationships
increase in divorce = mother has custody over her children and the father moves out.
why is lone parent families increasing?
2. give 3 reason why
- greater economic independence of women - greater job opportunities and welfare support enables women to choose and have children without being married as they can support themselves
- medical advances - ivf - women can choose to be lone partents
- changing social attitudes - less stigma attached being lone, unmarried parent.
why is reconstituted family increasing? 2 reasons
2. give 3 reason why
secularisation= decline in religion some churches allow marriages by divorced couple , people are not religious
Influence of media= promotes romantic love so even if the first marriage doesn’t go well don’t give up finding “the one”
why is extended family decreasing?
2. give 3 reason why
decreasing
Housing is too small to support a large family and too expensive for a few income earners to support a large number of people
Needs of economy=people need to move country for work its easier for nuclear family to move than classic extended family
why is nuclear family increasing
2. give 3 reason why
Needs of economy= able to move places to places and its easier to move one parent and children to another town.
Increased social mobility = move through social scales may develop different lifestyles to their extended kin and this will weaken the bonds
Welfare state= provide service which use to be provided by extended in such benefits
why is empty nest family decreasing?
2. give 3 reason why
Increase in adult kids = young adults who can’t afford to live independently after uni move back home. Called clipped wing and boomerang generation
- is bean pole family increasing or decreasing
2. give 3 reason why
Increasing
Ageing population=more elderly people so young people don’t have grandparents but great grandparents
child-centeredness= people having fewer children as they want to lavish them with care, love and money
Increase life expectancy= people are living longer as a result in improving healthcare so there are several generations in each family.
- is LAT increasing or decreasing
2. give 3 reason why
Increasing
Modern technology= enables people to meet online = long distance relationships
Changes in social attitudes= made people more accepting and tolerant in new style of relationships
Changes in employment= person has to move for work while parents stay in a particular place for their work
influence on ethnicity
what type of family does black and asian family have?
Black :
Lone parent families
Link back to slavery = couples were sold seperatley so if husband was sold wife would look after her children independently.
Create a culture amongst afro caribbean women = self reliance
Asian:
Nuclear or modified extended families
Link to migration patterns = man would have to come to uk on its own followed by his wife and children once they settle they help other relatives
Formed extended families = help each other out
influence on class
what type of family does m.c and w.c family have?
Middle class:
Nuclear families
In pursuit of their education and careers they move away from their extended kin and settle down in areas away from the place of origin. Makes them socially removed from their kin
Working class:
Extended family
Less likely to pursue higher education so they stay living near their extended kin
Also they need financial and childcare support from their relatives
Lone parent families
High divorce rates due to economic problems
