Postmodernists view of family

Question 1

Key ideas

Answer 1

-Wider range of options for living available now, e.g nuclear families, cohabiting couples, flat sharing, divorced couples
-Feel that there will never be one dominant family type and people can move between family types (‘The Life course’)
-Believe family types are so flexible, and this a positive thing as people are trapped by tradition

Question 2

Criticism of post modernism

Answer 2

-Movement in and out of households has been questioned, and how typical it is
-In reality, there is less variety in family diversity, and most people will only experience one or two family types