Family diversity- modernism

Question 1

modern

Answer 1

-urban industrial society
-strong belief in science and progress
-fairly fixed and clear cut structure
-knowledge used to achieve a better society

Question 2

post modern

Answer 2

-lost faith in science
-social diversity
-no one theory truer than another

Question 3

new right

Answer 3

-right wing
-political rather than sociological
-influence on Uk government

Question 4

Lone parent due to

Answer 4

-cohabiting couples break
-gay marriage

Question 5

New right agenda

Answer 5

-traditional and anti feminist view on family
-self reliant without dependency on the state
-nuclear family ideal as meets need of society
-dependent children and patriarchy
-breed winner men and homemaker wife

Question 6

issue with lone parent

Answer 6

-mothers cant discipline children
-less money and burden on tax payer

Question 7

2 assumption of new right

Answer 7

-biologically based on division of labour, segregated conjugal roles
-family self reliant, no male models boys become delinquent

Question 8

Benson

Answer 8

-data on the parents of over 15000 babies
-3yrs of babies life, 20% higher change of breakdown in cohabitation couples than 6% married
-support new right in that marriage is the only way to bring up child

Question 9

Conservative politicians

Answer 9

-only marriage can prevent social disintegration and damage to kids
-laws that are easy access to divorce and gay undermines straight families
-government need to create marriage tax for encouragement

Question 10

Smart

Answer 10

-cohabitation is highest amongst low income, so could be due poverty

Question 11

Oakley

Answer 11

-wrong for people to assume roles are biological
-negative towards women equality
But no evidence to prove that children from lone parent will be more delinquent than 2 parents

Question 12

Rapport and Rapport

Answer 12

5 types of family diversity
-organisational, normal size but operate different
-cultural, asian nuclear, Africa single parent
-social class, w/c stay near family and value kinship but w/c child centred and value education
-life stage, age
-generational, attitudes

Question 13

chester

Answer 13

-Neo conventional family
-2 parents and children
-not always biologically linked
-not married
-both adults work

Question 14

Parsons

Answer 14

Warm bath theory
-nuclear family meets needs of society
-no need for family diversity

Question 15

Parsons 2 functions of nuclear

Answer 15

-stabilisation of adult personalities
-primary socialisation of children
Other family type seen abnormal and bring instability