Postmodernist Perspective

Question 1

Beck-Gernshein and Stacey

Answer 1

Argue traditional family is being replaced by wide range of relationships - no longer feel bound by traditional ideas about marriage, parenthood and family life.

Increasing divorce rates, growing lone parenthood and individuals living alone etc are widely regarded by politicians as a threat to the family.

Individuals can pick and choose and mix and match relationships as it suits them.

Question 2

Lyotard and Baudrillard…

Answer 2

Believe contemporary society is changing and people are questioning a range of traditionally accepted values, morals and norms.
Individuals no longer constrained by social structures.
Individuals are making their own choices about what they want to believe in and how they live their daily lives.