Family Diversity Flashcards
(30 cards)
what is primary socialization
parents teaching their children culture, ethics, manners at young age
what is secondary socialisation
individual learning from surroundings and life eg. religion, school, media
what is particularistic standards
being treated specially
what do functionalists belive in
nuclear family is the ideal family
-meets needs of society:
primary socialisation , stablisation of adult personalsities
what is universal standards
being treated equally/ without specific attention
what is function of family in society
-primary socialisation
-repoduction
-sexual satisfuaction
-economic support
criticise functionalist view
ignores dark side of family
what is new right perspective
family is place of contentent, refuge and harmony
-there is only one mornal and right family type
-clear divison of labour
-lone-parent families harmful to society, caus social disorder
criticise new right oerspective
ignore dark side of family eg. abuse
what is chester’s perspective
neo-conventional fmaily
-thinks FD is exaggerated
-all family types end up as nuclear
-accpest changes that can happen in life
-both men and women can work
criticise chester
-doesnt look at cohabitaion/same sex families
-doenst tell us how exaggreated it is, can be contriversial
what is rapoport and rapoport
-there’s no “right” type of family and all shouldbe accepetd
-nuclear family is no longer main fmaily in UK
- belive in 5 types of civeristy
what is R&R’s 5 types of diveristy
-organisational fiverity
- cultural diveristy
-class diveristy
-life stage diveristy
-gnrational idveristy
what is organisational diveristy
variation of fmaily strcuture eg. nuclear, reconstitued, choabiating
what is cultural diveristy
differnces in ethnic/ religious groups
what is class diveristy
difference in classes how they socialise their children
what is life-stage diversity
differences in experiences of family life depending on stage in life
what is generational diversity
differnecs inlifestyles of generations
criticse r&r
doesnt talk about same sex relationships/ drak side of the family
what does stacey’s perspective
-taken advantage of increased equality w/ men, education, career
-greater freedom for women to choose their life choices
- divorce- extended family
what is a divorce extended family
memebrs still in touch depsite divorce eg mother in law and former daughter in law
cristicse Stacey
-functionalist would say unstable family life
-no primary socialization/ ethics
what is individualization thesis
-freedom of choice
-traditional roles have lost influence
-society has less fixed roles
-individuals cam structure their lives to fit society how they want
criticize individualization thesis
functionalist would say family is proper structure for a ethically functioning society
