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Family Diversity 2 - Coggle Diagram
Family Diversity 2
Causes
Changes in social attitudes - society moved forward such as same sex partners
Material Factors - Greater affluence + social mobility means greater economic independence of women
Secularisation - decline in power of church means less influence on family
Changes in role of women - rise of feminism gives women more freedom and independence from men
Globalisation/ Immigration - as technology increased we see dispersed extended family, close emotionally not phyically
Changes in law - Such as Divorce Reform Act
Theorist Views
Murdock doesn't believe in family diversity + nuclear family is natural and universal
Ev - Out of date in recent years clear shift in family
Wilmott family diversity's been exaggerated but family structures have changed to dispersed family
Ev - Assumes value consensus in terms of roles and ideas
Brannon family structures have changes and new type is the beanpole family
Ev - Exaggerates family diversity
Anderson family diversity has always been present just not in terms of structure but in power, roles and relationships
Ev - Out of date concept
Cohabitation
Marriage
Generally in decline although there are blips during baby boom eras. Number of remarriages is rising + age of first marriage is also rising
Causes of trends
Changes in the family
Postmodern Reasons
Economic Reasons
Legal Changes
Social Changes
Secularisation
Changing Role Of Women
Negative Impacts
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Murphy - Children of cohabiting parents are disadvantaged
Ev - Ignores other factors such as gender, class and ethnicity that have an impact
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Positive Impacts
Feminists - Divorce Laws have helped women to gain freedom, independence and social equality
Ev - Exaggerated the extent of change
Beaujouan + Ni Bhrolchain - Cohabitation is the new normal and a pre marriage test and it has caused a decrease in divorce by 5th anniversary
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Bernardes - Divorce is less damaging on children than a negative marriage
EV - Doesn't take into account other factors like class that have impact on children
Feminists - Cohabitation has led to more negotiation + equality in roles
EV - Exaggerates the amount of change made
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Childbearing
Reasons for trend
Contraception, Education, Role of Women, infant mortality rate, geographic mobility, changing values, economic factors
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