family types and diversity Flashcards
point 1
There is much greater organizational diversity in families than is usually claimed, or preferred by governments, and this is further increased by differing ethnic, regional and social class patterns.
point 2
There is a lot of family diversity between different ethnicity, the different values for each ethnicity can help define and characterize them.
point 3
There is more diversity in the sexuality of families as there is more of an acceptance of lesbian and gay values.
point 4
Diversity between middle-class and working-class families in terms of the relationship between husband and wife and the way in which children are socialised and disciplined.
example 1
The number of one parent families with dependent children in the UK tripled from 2% of households in 1961 to 7% in 2003. Consequently there are approximately 1.75 million lone parent families in Britain making up about 25% of all families. It is estimated that a third to a half of children will spend some time in a one-parent family.
example 2
ONS- three-quarters of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women are married by 25. There is often arranged marriages and a low divorce rate. Whereas the majority of young adults are getting married and having children much later, if at all. Alternative, ‘intermediate’ positions were now available like cohabitating or single but living away from parents
example 3
According to Weeks et al, “during the past generation the possibilities of living an openly lesbian and gay life have been transformed.” The 2005 Civil partnership allowing same sex partners to marry signifies official sanction of same sex persons heading families.
example 4
King and Raynor suggests that middle-class parents are more child-centred than working-class parents. They supposedly take a greater interest in their children’s education, and consequently pass on cultural advantages in terms of attitudes, values and practices – this is known as cultural capital - which assist their children through the educational system.
explain 1
This shows that the family is characterised by diversity as these stats show a heavy increase in the number of one parent families which shows an increase in family diversity because they used to be viewed as unnatural.
explain 2
This shows that the family is characterised by diversity as different ethnicities have different values that help set them aside from one another.
explain 3
This shows that there is more diversity in families because there is a constant increasing overall acceptance of families with different values, one example of this is when in 2007 Catholic adoption agencies were denied Government funding after they refused to work with same sex couples seeking to adopt.
explain 4
The different set of values of each class help set them apart from one another
counter 1
Robert Chester (1985) argued that the changes had only been minor and that the basic features of family life have remained largely unchanged since the Second World War. He says “Most adults still marry and have children. Most children are reared by their natural parents. Most people live in a house-hold headed by a married couple.
counter 2
Anwar would argue against this as he found that Pakistani children would often refuse arranged marriages and instead adopt family values from western culture. This shows that there’s a lack of diversity between different ethnicities.
counter 3
However there is not an overall acceptance of homosexual family structures. New rights see same sex families as causes to the breakdown of family life. They see them as an ethical concern and believe they aren’t part of the desirable family structure that is the traditional nuclear family.
