Family Diversity Flashcards
(8 cards)
In 2012 how many straight couples and how many gay couples were there?
2,893,000 straight couples.
69,000 gay couples.
Why are there more gays now?
It is now more acceptable to be gay and gays aren’t treated as family outlaws anymore.
What percentage of people did a British Social Attitudes survey (2012) find still thought gayness was wrong?
28%
What did Jeffrey Week (1999) observe about gay people and their families?
He found that many gays describe their household and close friends as their chosen family.
What does Giddens (1992) believe?
He believes that people have more freedom in choosing what kind of relationship they engage in.
What does Calhoun (1997) argue about how gays used to be treated?
They used to be treated like family outlaws but now they are generally more accepted. She also argues that lesbian mothering avoids the exploitative relationship of a typical straight marriage.
Which group believe social class doesn’t shape family life anymore?
Postmodernists
What does Crompton (2005) believe?
Families do the process of class reproduction.
