sociologists

Question 1

Brannen

Answer 1

Studied beanpole family

Question 2

Murdock

Answer 2

-Claimed each family contained basic nucleus of husband, wife and children
-Nuclear family is ‘a universal social grouping’
-Based definition of a sample family of 250 societies
-Saw other examples of family forms-extended family

Question 3

Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernshein

Answer 3

-Undergoing process of individualisation

Question 4

Allan and Crow

Answer 4

-Claim the increase in lone-parenthood is due to marital breakdown and rise in births to unmarried mothers~ reflect and acceptance of diversity and individual choice

Question 5

De’ath and Slater

Answer 5

-Studied step parenting and found a number of challenges facing reconstituted families

Question 6

Smart el al

Answer 6

-Researched children’s experiences of co-parenting and identified children valued having both parenting in their life