Postmodern Views Of The Family

Question 1

What is the round up of the postmodern theory ?

Answer 1

Increased choice has led to increased family diversity as has the global patterns of migration on the types of families in the uk

Question 2

What are post modernists more concerned about ?

Answer 2

Post modernity is more concerned with the experiences of individuals within families and the greater acceptance of same sex relationships and lone parents

Question 3

What is Stacey’s divorce extended family observation ?

Answer 3

A study of Californian women who got divorced and the support networks they developed with friends and became a surrogate family

Question 4

Postmodern family types

Answer 4

LATS - people in a relationship with a partner who were neither cohabiting or married

Question 5

Evaluation of postmodernist theory (2 points )

Answer 5

1. Whilst there has been an increase in family diversity some such as Chester would argue that traditional structures still exist
2. Post modernity is concerned in the variations of choice but doesn’t talk about how people are shaped by social pressures