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changing family life (life course is the sequence of significant events…
changing family life
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Lone parenthood
Statistics :check:uk,92% are lone mothers only 8% are fathers :check:only 68.9% live with both parents in the uk :check:% of lone parents have tripled since 1971 :check: women are more likely to be given custody :check:60% of lone parents in employment
Causes
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non-married couples :eight_pointed_black_star: living with the parent of the child when they were born :eight_pointed_black_star:formed after birth of child then ended after
Reasons for increase of lone parent hood :ballot_box_with_check:women more independent :ballot_box_with_check:changing social attitudes :ballot_box_with_check:technology means women dont need a man to have kids
household diversity
Statistics :arrow_right:11% of families in the UK are step :arrow_right:90% of parents are employed :arrow_right:2/3 of households have no children
The classic extended family- sharing the same household :fire: functionalists say this has disappeared. :fire:Lane(2011) suggests that it exists in small communities such as working class communities and south Asian communities
The beanpole family :fire:Britains aging population;couples having less kids so less nuclear families :fire: Brannen(2003) fewer brother ans sisters etc because several generations of older relatives
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Criticisms of individualization and confluent love-
:red_circle:Chambers(2012) argues all tradition has declined
:red_circle:individualization exaggerates the extent of family decline still involve strong social rules and pressures :red_circle:some people are still committed to values surrounding family passed down by culture etc
Changing families,households and personal lives- -Traditional rules have weakened. -People have a variety of different experiences with family life, no longer a necessity.
Divorce
statistics :arrow_forward:2013,115,00 divorces in england and wales :arrow_forward:1961,only 27,000 divorces
Variations between social groups :!:men and women in their late 20s :!:first 5-7 years of marriage :!:after 10-14 years when the children are older :!:working-class;semi-skilled :!:childless couples/partners from different backgrounds :!:couples whose work separates them for long periods of time
why has the divorce rate increased? :star:changing in law :star:changing role of women :star:higher expectations of marriage :star:growing seculization :star:changing social attitudes :star: growing use of contraception :star: decrease of nuclear family :star:increasing life expectancy
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lone parent-social views
New right views : :star:Murray(1990) the government encourage women to have children that without benefits they couldn't afford :star: they blame the decline in family for crime, drugs etc :star:presented as a major social problem especially in media
Feminist views :star:Silva(1996) media has fuelled the bad views of lone mothers, trying to push women back to traditional ways :star:they are highly critical of new right view
social policies :explode:child support agencies to cut welfare costs :explode:child care tax credit to help with costs of childcare :explode: national minimum wage prevents exploration of women