Family types and diversity stats Flashcards
Co-Parenting family
incl adv and disadv
Parents are not together but work together to look after the child
Adv - Men and women with the child, primary socialisation
Disadv - Could be single parents - not married, not all family members live in the same building
Lone parenting family
Single parent looking after the child
Adv - Primary socialisation as parents can still teach them
Disadv - Not two parents providing for the children/eachother, Could be on benefits, Not the heterosexual family
LAT Family
Couples live seperatly
Adv - Still in relationship
Disadv - Not living with eachother
Same sex family
Same sex family can adopt
Adv - Sexual attractions and stable satisfaction, Family providing for eachother, Primary socialisation for kids
Disadv - Not able to reproduce since it is not heterosexual
Friends living together
Univeristy, flat sharing
Adv - Living together, economically together
Dis - No children, no primary socialisation
In 2019 how much were lone parent families?
Where has the highest and where has the lowest
2.9 million
London - highest 19.1%
South West of England - lowest 10.9%
What is the most common family type in 2019?
Married
Chester (1985)
Family diversity has been exaggerated
While more households do not have the traditional family structure, more people live in a more traditional family structure than alone/lone parent
Life course - Many who’re lone parents had come from trad family structures could form a reconstituted family
Rapoports (1982)
Even in a similar family structure the organisation to family life may be different
W/c different to m/c
Asian families different to white families
What type of family do the new rights favour?
Traditional
What type of family do the feminists favour?
Support diversity of family types
e.g divorce gives more opportunities and control over their lives
Household meaning
A person living alone or a group of people living together, not necessarily related
