Key Studies on families Flashcards
What did Charles 2008 say?
That extended families are all but extinct in modern society except in Bangladeshi families.
Who identified that there was a rise in bean pole families because people were living longer
Brannen
what did Chester say?
That single parent families will try to reform reconstituted families
One good parent is better than two bad, who said this?
Cashmore
Murray in which year, said what?
1985- welfare benefits encourage single parent families. without a male role model socialisation would be stunted.
Which study would you use to back up Murray 1985
Booth found that in single parent families there is higher amount of under achievement and crime than there is in two parent families.
What did Murdock suggest the nuclear family is good for?
Educational
economic
reproductive
sexual
What did parsons suggest?
Functional fit theory, nuclear is best for the industrial society, extended for the pre industrial
What did Ansley say?
That women are takers of shit
To criticise the feminist perspective what study would you use?
Somerville- that radical feminists fail to accept that progress has been made.
What does Giddens suggest?
That people leave families due to self interest not because of social expectations.
Who presented the march of progress view?
Willmott and young
Which study would you use to criticise symmetrical family?
Oakley- the idea of cherry picking
Who argues that in the family there are dual and triple shifts?
Hochschild
