personal life Flashcards
1
Q
What is personal life perspective influenced by?
A
- it is strongly influenced by interactionist ideas
2
Q
What does personal life argue the weaknesses of structural theories are?
A
- they assume that the traditional nuclear family is the dominant family type
- they assume that families and their members
3
Q
What does personal life focus on?
A
- the personal life perspectives focuses on people’s meanings and draws our attention to a range of other personal relationships that individuals see as significant.
- they have wider view of relationships and see them beyond ties of blood and marriage
4
Q
fictive kin
A
close friends who are treated as relatives eg mums bestfriend who you call auntie
5
Q
gay and lesbian ‘chosen’ families
A
made up of a supportive network of close friends who aren’t related by blood or marriage
5
Q
definition of sociology of personal life
A
- it is strongly influenced by interactionism and looks at the meanings people give to their relationships
- take a wider view of relationships than those just on blood ties
5
Q
interactionism definition
A
- this is a social action theory
- believe individuals shape their own actions
