Personal life view of the family

Question 1

What 2 features does this perspective claim the other theories fail on?

Answer 1

They assume that the nuclear family is the traditional and dominant family type

They are structural theories and assume that people are passive puppets manipulated by society

Question 2

What kind of theory is the personal life?

Answer 2

Bottom up

Question 3

Personal life takes a wider view of family that goes above blood and marital ties including relationships with….

Answer 3

• Friends
• Fictive kin (close friends who Lade treated like family)
• Gay & lesbian chosen families
• Dead relatives
• Pets

Question 4

Focusing on genes and blood raises issues for some parents of D_________ C_________ children

Answer 4

Donor conceived children

Question 5

Criticisms of personal life

Answer 5

Too broad - ignores the speciality of blood and marital relationships

Don’t see intimate relationships as preforming the important functions.

Question 6

Strengths of the personal life

Answer 6

Helps us understand how people define. Their relationships/ family

Accept that the family is not always positive