Post modern Flashcards
Family Diversity
family is unique for everyone and that family dynamics or interactions cannot be generalised, this is evident in the increase in alternative family types, such as: single-parent families & reconstituted families
Same sex families
more LGBTQ chosen families and also more gender equality within families, which leads to more diversity
Increase in same sex marriage due to legislation- The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and secularisatuon
Isolated Nuclear Family
nuclear family that is separated from any extended family and thus self-reliant
Romantic Love
Couples can define their own relationships based upon romantic love due to the increase in contraception and independence for women
Confluent Love
individuals are now looking to create meaningful relationships that are based on love and respect
Pure Relationship
Based on confluent love
Reflexivity
knowledge we gain from society shapes how we act in it
Plastic Sexuality
refers to the malleability of erotic expression, in terms of both individual choice and frameworks of social norms
Individualisation thesis
Traditional social structures have lost their importance and individuals have much more freedom to decide how to live their lives and the types of families to create
Divorce-extended family
family type where family members are connected through divorce, not marriage people may maintain relations and connections with their ex-spouse’s family members, such as their parents
Giddens
argues that in recent decades the family and marriage have been transformed by greater choice and a more equal relationship between men and women
Beck
recognise that people have more choice in terms of their relationships and family arrangements, but do not believe that people are as free as postmodernists suggest
