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outlining the different perspectives on families and social policies -…
outlining the different perspectives on families and social policies
feminists
divorce is desirable
women are breaking from the oppression of the nuclear patriarchal family
women are free to make own choices
functionalists
divorce is a result of higher marriage expectations
high remarriage rates show people still give marriage a chance
postmodernists
divorce is good
individuals have freedom to choose their family
new right
divorce is undesirable
undermines traditional nuclear family
creates an underclass of welfare dependant female lone mothers
interactionalist/ personal life perspective
divorce is different for everyone
cannot generalise meaning of divorce as everyones is different
smart
divorce is normalised
family can adapt without disintergrating or becoming a problem