Postmodernism: Family

Question 1

Key post modernist theorists: Alan and Crow

Answer 1

Family passes through a lifecycle - we are not one type of family all the time. Our families are based on choice - we choose how to live and what the relationships are like

Question 2

Key post modernist theorists:

Answer 2

Beck and Beck-Gernsheim argue because of individualisation choice is part of our everyday lives

Question 3

Key post modernist theorists: Giddens

Answer 3

Far more focus on love and commitment rather than assuming clear-cut roles. Confluent love - we choose who we want to be with because of love not because we need status

Question 4

Post modern views of the family:

Answer 4

Accept the idea that families in the UK are diverse

Believe that there is not and could not be a necessary single family type, argued by functionalists

Variation is accepted as normal