Rappoports On Family Diversity Flashcards
What do the rappoports claim ?
The family was becoming a more diverse institution rather than being a conventional or nuclear family as others suggested
What type of sources did the rappoports use ?
A range of secondary sources
What were these secondary sources used for ?
To establish the five types of diversity in family life
What is organisational diversity ?
Refers to the organisation of the family structure and it’s support networks
What is cultural diversity ?
Families from minority backgrounds may have different structures and ways of organising family life and different support networks
What is social class diversity ?
Different forms of organisation between working class families , middle class families and upper class families
What is life course diversity ?
We do not live in the same family structure , family set up or toe of household for the whole of our lives
What is cohort diversity ?
Refers to the inter generational attitudes of different groups
What are the evaluations of rappoports theory ?
Can be evidenced through the rise of different family types , growth of fictive families , rise of cohabitation and delaying marriage
