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F&H FAMILY DIVERSITY (CHESTER (LIFE CYCLE: A person's stages in…
F&H FAMILY DIVERSITY
AGAINST FD
NEW RIGHT
Divorces are increasing,causing Lone Parent Families, singleton and reconstituted families to rise
Family Diversity (Lone Parents) has caused problems as Lone Parent mothers are unable to properly socialise children
Leads to poor achievement in school, unhealthy children and antisocial behaviour when older
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PARSONS
‘functional fit’ - the idea that the family performs functions that will ‘fit’ the needs of the society.
argues that within the nuclear family, both a male and female are needed in order to carry out the ‘instrumental’ and ‘expressive’ roles.
The instrumental leader is the man, who is responsible for the economic welfare of the family, preventing welfare dependency.
The expressive leader is the woman, who in a stereotypical fashion, is responsible for the welfare of the home and childcare.
CHESTER
LIFE CYCLE: A person's stages in life and the different types of families they live in at each stage
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Other family types exist, but will always go back to NF
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NEO-CONVENTIONAL FAMILY = Dual-earner family in which both spouses go out to work (Division of Labour)
FOR FD
RAPOPORT & RAPOPORT
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GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY = Older and younger generations have different experiences and ideas of Family Diversity
SOCIAL CLASS DIVERSITY = Middle Class + Working Class families raise children differently - due to differences in income
LIFE STAGE DIVERSITY = e.g. newlywed couples may have a different family life than those with dependent children
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GIDDENS (POSTMODERNIST)
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Contraception has allowed sex and intimacy rather than reproduction to be the reason of a relationship
PURE RELATIONSHIP = Exists solely to meet the partner's needs and is likely to continue as long as it continues to do so
BECK (POSTMODERNIST)
We live in a RISK SOCIETY = because people have achoice, but we face risksbecause we don't know whatto expec
NEGOTIATED FAMILY: Don't conform to the traditional family norm, vary according to the wishes of each member
STACEY (POSTMODERNIST)
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Women make the choices and get more education,allowing more job opp.Women are rejecting the"traditional housewife role".
WEEKS (POSTMODERNIST)
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Sexual and family diversity is more accepted, especially by under-35s
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EVERSLEY & BONNERJEA
Family Structure depends on where you live Singleton/Household: Rural area NF: Suburb Empty nest: Retired couples - GERIATRIC WARD