Postmodernism and family :38 Flashcards
1
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Define individualisation theory
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traditional social structures have lost influence
2
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What does Beck believe?
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- lives aren’t dictated by social norms anymore
- gender equality undermines patriarchal family structures, leading to negotiated families
- relationships formed in equal basis
3
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What does Giddens believe?
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- marriage has become more equal due to contraception & women’s choice
- people seek ‘pure relationship’
- people define their own relationship
4
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What does Stacey believe?
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- greater choice of freedom benefits women as the can leave patriarchal structures
5
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What experiment did Stacey conduct?
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- interviewed people in California to construct Postmodern case study
6
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What did Stacey find?
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- women are agents of change
- they’ve rejected the traditional housewife and are pursuing other life paths
- identified new family type, divorce extended. Member help financially and domestically which shows diversity and negotiated nature
7
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What did Weeks identify?
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- shift in attitudes towards family structure since 1950s. Such as sexual morality is individuals choice, secularisation, growing acceptance of LGBTQ
- shift in attitudes not change in traditional patterns.
- most people still raised by couples, live in families and marry
8
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What did Weeks believe about family diversity and sexual diversity ?
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- they’re being more normalised and widespread
9
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Evaluation of Postmodernism
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- family diversity good
- nuclear family isn’t ideal
- family is socially constructed
10
Q
What do feminists believe?
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- traditional gender roles still oppress women
11
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What do structuralists believe?
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- increased choice doesn’t mean structural factors don’t influence decisions
12
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What do Functionalists and New Right believe?
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- nuclear family superior
- too much choice = instability = breakdown of family
- Chester says nuclear family is still dominant
