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family diversity - Coggle Diagram

- - - - a couple now has the option cohabit rather then marriage, or to have children outside wedlock - giddens suggests this makes relationships less stable ad it is easier to end relationships if not legally married
    - - previously a man would get married and go to work to provide for his family - now traditions are less influential and people have more choice over their lives, leading to risk and uncertainty
  - - - family diversity represents greater freedom of choice and the acceptance of different cultures and way of life
    - - different family types give individuals greater freedom to plot their own life course - to choose the kind of family and personal relationship they want
- - - - they see the traditional nuclear family consisting of a married couple with children is natural and normal
- - - - different cultures, religions and ethnic groups have different family structures
      - carribean families - emphasise individual choice and independence reflecting low rates of marriage and high rates of lone parenthood. less likely to live with partners
      - south asian families - extended families are common, families based on 'old fashioned' values such as roles in the family and births within marriage. arranged marriages, low divorce rates
    - - different classes - different family structures
      - extended families are more likely to be in WC communities and privatised nuclear families in MC
      - differences in income and wealth will lead to different lifestyles, life changes, amount of cultural capital, difference in parenting practices and household division of labour
      - regional diversity shows how family life differs based on location eg highest proportion of 65+ found near coasts, extended families in old industrial areas, lone parents in inner city areas
    - - how roles are organised
      - Morgan (1996) - highlights how different families have different practices depending on attitudes. beliefs or values
      - individuals will hold traditionalist 'male & female' role views whilst others may be more relaxed
      - some families are more child-centred
      - some value marriage whilst some don't
    - - young people face growing uncertainty in their personal lives about what they should do and when they should do it
      - older and younger generations have different attitudes and experiences
      - heath (2004) - described how young people are less likely to follow the traditional life cycle route and chose alternative options
      - at age 30, 1/10 men and 1/20 women are still living at home - referred to as 'kippers' (kids living in parents pockets)
      - sharing households with friends is more common and may be a greater sense of loyalty between friends then family
    - - Individuals are likely to experience living in different family types throughout life
      - allen and crow (2001) - point due that in contemporary societies the traditional family life cycle and life corse have changed dramatically
      - hareven (1978) - suggests there's no point in talking about fixed families and there is flexibility and variation throughout peoples life
- - - - cornerstone of society
        
        nuclear family is 'normal and ideal'
        
        cereal packet family
        
        only 5% of families are this stereotype