post modernism Flashcards
stacey
breaking free from the patriarchy
now more choice
stacey study
women reject the expressive role
many women returned to education when adults
divorced and remarried
the individualisation thesis
giddens and beck
increasing choice
individual choice
class gender and family lost influence over us and members of society
disembodied from traditional structure
giddens
the pure relationship
we can create meanings attached to any situation we are in
meets sexual and emotional needs
define our own relationships
Giddens same sex
greater choice and diversity
same sex created supportive families of choice involving friends, former lovers (Weston)
(weeks) found that friendship network functioned like kinship networks for gay men and lesbians
rapport 5 types of diversity
cultural
social class
organisational
generational
life stage