theory of family-personal life perspective 4 Flashcards
influenced by interactionism
Belive society should focus on individuals and meanings, and do not believe we can generalise about family in society today
strength of plp
take into account other intimate relationships out of blood
criticise other perspectives
assume (nuclear)traditional family is dominant family type -ignroing lone parents ect. functionalist/marxist/fem are all structural theories- where plp emphasis meanings individual family members hold
beyond blood/marrige ties
-pets
examine relationship outside of blood eg pets ancestry.co.uk-90% pet owners are much loved by family members and 15% pet are more important than cousins
+friends treated like family and dead relatives in memory
allan and crow 2001
standard process from the 60’s -20th-indiivudlas knew expected life course and with your children- new cycle
allan and crow the cycle!!
graduate/complete ed>family make>married>children>children leave>settle in and used to empty nest>time leisure activities>time looking after grandchildren
levin 2004
life course if complusary due to being reinforced by strong social norms prescribing proper/expected ways to live. socially approved format=cereal packet family
men/husband= instrumental role
women=expressive role
divorce
inc number marriage declining-fewer life long commitments, people preferring to cohabit with parter instead so shift in life course changed
rise of the female
women now have few children and inc with having children older=freeing themselves from expressive roles and allows to embark on ed/labour market
changing status childhood
-shorter
childceneterdness- physical/intelecutal/emotional main concern. mothers didn’t start to love or nurture children until modern era, individuals no longer forced into marriage and choose to create own meaningful connections
changing status childhood
-lewis 2001
greater freedom of choice =less imposed public moral code on this matter
smart 2007-perosnal life;
a term now increased applied to include not only family conventional conceived but also on new family forms relationship- range of other perosnal/intimate relaitonships. 5 core concepts interconnected and influential on personal relationships:
memory/biograph/embedness
shorter interviews
on same sex couples civil partnership. 37 saw as growing commitment over time, 3 couples enlisted support wider network beyond family
-ignores how people still influence by family structure but does help show important connections
donor conceived children
-smart+nordquist
mother of done child defines being mum as time/effort put into raising child-not DNA.
donor conceived children
-smart+nordquist
eval:
helps understand how people construct relationships and give meaning to family beyond genetics.
however; too broad including large range difficult relationships in a family ignores what’s special about blood/marrige
may 2001
their is need to use sociology personal life to develop doscuions around relationships as family no longer centre of peoples life
gabb 2010
need to look at relationships outside of relationships as just as influential
