extended family Flashcards
(7 cards)
define extended family
families that include relatives beyond the nuclear family
what is a vertical extended family
three + generations
e.g. children, parents and grandparents
what is a horizontal extended family
relatives from the same generation live together
when did the extended family begin to decline
1970s
beck and beck-gersheim 1995 view on extended family
1) people are are undergoing individualisation
2) a lot more individuals are choosing to not maintain ties with extended family to lead more independent lives
what was Wilmott and Young 1979 study on extended families called
dispersed extended families
what did Wilmott and Young study on extended families 1949 find
1)extended families are less likely to live under the same roof
2) nuclear families still reply on network of extended families
