sociological explanation of family diversity

Question 1

Feminist

Answer 1

• diversity allows women to be more liberated

• New opportunities for men- becoming more acceptable to be househusbands and less masculine roles

Question 2

New rights

Answer 2

• Traditional family is the best and diversity is a threat

• to eliminate the threat cut out benefits, Enforce responsibility on parents and teach traditions

Question 3

Postmodernism

Answer 3

•Stacy-western families are more diverse/fluid so there’s no longer a dominant family type

• social attitude/social policies must adjust to more diverse situations

Question 4

Nuclear family disappears as an institution

Answer 4

•JOHNSON- those who do not confirm to nuclear family have a problem with social arrangements

•CHESTER- neo conventional families is the most typical which has two parents and a small number of children

-main changes is the economic active role of the wife

-Most people are born in nuclear families and 1-2 becoming a nuclear family

-Therefore, diversity is not widespread