modernism Flashcards
1
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Parsons (F)
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‘functional fit’ theory and ‘two irreducible functions’ of the family
2
Q
Benson (NR)
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Couples are more stable when married- requires deliberate commitment
3
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4
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Smart- criticism (NR)
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Criticises the NR by saying it’s poverty that breaks down marriage
5
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Chester
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the ‘neo-conventional family’
- the conventional family is Parsons idea, the neo-conventional family is the idea of a dual earner household
- people don’t choose to live in alternates of the nuclear family
- statistics are mis-leading: most people have lived in, or will live, in nuclear families
6
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Rapoports
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Diversity is central to understanding the family today
There are 5 types of diversity (organisational, cultural, social class, life-stage, generational)
