Personal Life Prespective

Question 1

What are the two problems with the theories according to personal life perspectives

Answer 1

They assume that the nuclear family is the dominant type

They are all structural theories, so they assume that individuals are passive puppets

Question 2

What is the personal life perspective?

Answer 2

Individuals actively shaped their family lives

Question 3

Ao1 for beyond ties of blood and marriage

Answer 3

Personal life perspective takes a wider conception of what family is

Without knowing what relationships mean it is difficult to understand actions

By Focusing on individual meanings the perspective draws the attention to the range of intimate relationships that help create an identity such as:
relationships with friends
Relationships with dead relatives
Pets

Question 4

Ao3 for beyond ties of blood and marriage

Answer 4

The personal life perspective recognises choice, rather than imposing definitions
It recognises that the family has functions and it acknowledges that relatedness is not always positive for example, some may be trapped in a violent abusive relationship.

Question 5

Ao1
Donor conceived children

Answer 5

Smart found out the issue of blood and genes raised a range of feelings
some parents emphasise the importance of social relationships over genetics
Differences in appearance also lead parents to wonder about the donor and any children they may have had and how far they were related to the children

Question 6

What is a structural theory

Answer 6

Social institutions influence our behaviour

Question 7

What is agency theory?

Answer 7

You affect the behaviour of social institutions