family Flashcards

Question

what did fletcher (1966) say about the rising expectations of marriage?

Answer 1

he argues that It is the rising expectations of marriage that has caused an increase in divorce - people are less likely to tolerate an unhappy marriage this idea is linked to 'the ideology of romantic love' - this is the idea that marriage is based purely on love, once love diminishes, there are no other ties keeping the couple together.

Answer 2

- women today bear a dual burden- Oakley: they are required to take on paid work and are required to domestic labour- housework and childcare -feminist believe that this has created a new conflict between spouses which has led to an increase in divorce rate.

Answer 3

marriage is still patriarchal with men benefitting from their wives putting in the triple shift paid work, domestic work, emotional work

Answer 4

for many women, home is unfavourable to work in, with both partners working there is less energy for the emotional work needed to sort out any marital issues, again leading to higher divorce rates

Answer 5

found working mothers (with the dual burden) to be more likely to divorce than those not working

Answer 6

-she observed women to feel an increasing dissatisfaction with patriarchal marriage -she sees the growing divorce rates as acceptance of feminist ideas and women becoming conscious of patriarchal oppression and are now rejecting it

Answer 7

-argues that the traditional norms, staying with one partner for life has lost its hold over people -people now pursue their own interests (individualisation thesis) -relationships are more fragile as people are now less likely to continue to be in an unhappy relationship- one existing purely to satisfy the needs of the other

Answer 8

they see divorce as being detriemntal to children and parents should stay together

Answer 9

argue children of divorced or separated parents experience more poverty, poor housing, behavioural problems, teenage pregnancy and educational underachievement if children have no contact with one parents it is harder to cope and moving in with a step family can cause problems

Answer 10

they see high divorce rates resulting in female headed ones- which they see as a threat to society they also said boys in particular grow up without a disciplinary role model

Answer 11

sees a direct link between divorce rates and an increased crime rate feminist challenge these ideas as a 'backlash' arguing it is the quality not quantity of parenting that matters.

Answer 12

-nearly half of the children are now born outside of marriage -28% of children now think that having children should come before marriage -people having fewer children more people remain childless

Answer 13

-becoming more popular, however still relatively rare -stonewall(2012) estimates that 5-7% of relationships are same sex.

Answer 14

weeks (1999) describes same sex marriages as chosen families which are just as secure and stable as heterosexual families

Answer 15

same sex couples are now choosing to have stable relationships, unlike in the 70s where they were known for casual relationships.

Answer 16

where a mother or a father takes care of dependent children without a partner

Answer 17

-becoming increasingly popular in western society and usually headed by women -lone parent children are more likely to be in poverty.

Answer 18

-greater independent for women -more financially stable -more job opportunities -more support through the welfare state

Answer 19

-men feel less responsibility to marry through unintentional pregnancy -a shot gun wedding will only happen if couples are forced into the marriage by the father of the pregnant women

Answer 20

-allows women to bear children without a male partner -surrogate motherhood -ivf/iui fertility treatment

Answer 21

-less stigma attached to lone parents -women are less afraid of consequences of being a lone parent

Answer 22

-belief that women are more nurturing -courts usually give mothers primary custody -men may be less willing to give up work

Answer 23

Murray (1984) thinks that the increase in lone parent families is due to an over generous welfare state given to unmarried and their children - Murray sees this as a preserve incentive- rewarding irresponsible behaviour, this is dependancy culture where people think the state will support them

Answer 24

step families

Answer 25

-one in three families are said to be reconstituted -85% of the time at least one child from the women's previous relationship- more likely to gain custody -they are at greater risk for poverty due to giving money for child support.

Answer 26

levin (2006)

Answer 27

- it is a long term committed, intimate relationship but living apart -he saw this as a clear alternative to marriage or cohabitation

Answer 28

they have a higher proportion of lone parent families in 2012 half the families headed by a black person were lone parent families usually female headed higher rates of unemployment in males it has been suggested it is one of many reasons for marital breakdowns

Answer 29

argues this higher rate isn't due to disorganisation but the value black women have on independence

Answer 30

berthoud (2001)

Answer 31

where the family is extended vertically through more and more generations but not horizontally

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