Social Action

Question 1

Smart

Answer 1

1. Studying personal life- prioritises bonds between people, importance of memory, cultural heritage, significance of emotions
2. Relationships with dead relatives and pets are just as significant bc all kinds of relationships that individuals see as significant give self of identity .
   Fictive kin. Beyond marriage and biological kin

Question 2

Carsten

Answer 2

More and more people are favouring chosen family members rather than seeing biological relatedness as primarily significant

Question 3

Relationality (Carsten)

Answer 3

Relationships that define us as individuals are becoming less likely to be based on biological/law

Question 4

Misztal and Rustin

Answer 4

Use of diaries, photos, Facebook to portray family life tend to only reflect positives (happy memories) so not accurate reflection of reality. The family you live by rather than live with

Question 5

Criticisms of Misztal and Rustin

Answer 5

Difficult to make generations about family Iife based on the studies