family divirsity

Question 1

which sociologists argue that there has been little change in family diversity

Answer 1

• Chester
• Wilmott and Young

Question 2

what does Chester argue

Answer 2

• arguments about family diversity are exaggerated
• basic features of modelled nuclear family remain unchanged
• must not dismiss nuclear family as irelevent –> still the family most ppl aspire to be

Question 3

what do Wilmott and Young say

Answer 3

• carried out study on families and found there had been a shift away from segregated conjugal roles towards a ‘symmetrical family’
• egalitarian marriage was more evident
• due to the ‘march of progress’ men are more willing to do their share

Question 4

according to WIlmott and Young, why are joint conjugal roles now the norm?

Answer 4

• economically active women
• weakened gender identities
• technology and living standars (eg dishwasher)
• decline in extended family

Question 5

what do the Rapaports argue

Answer 5

• uk is no longer dominated by one family type
• family diversity should be celebrated
• society is characterised by 5 types of diversity : organisational, cultural, social class, life cycle, generational

Question 6

describe organisational diversity as a type of diversity coined by the Rapoports

Answer 6

• variations in family structure or size or household type
• it includes nuclear, lone parent, adopted etc..

Question 7

describe cultural diversity as a type of diversity coined by the Rapoports

Answer 7

• different cultures have different family structures
• eg: higher female headed lone families among afro-caribbean households
• Berthoud –> 33% of asian families live in extended families

Question 8

describe social class diversity as a type of diversity coined by the Rapoports

Answer 8

• differences between m/c and w/c in terms of marital relationship and child rearing
• some argue m/c are more child centred
• critical sociologists argue w/c are just as child centred by are limited by poverty