Personal life perspective

Question 1

what do they argue on theories of family?

Answer 1

all theories are outdated because
1. assume nuclear is dominant when there is family diversity today
2. argue people have no choice when it comes to creating relationships and family types

• to understand family we have to look at meaning indivuals create for family

Question 2

personal life perspective

what do they say role of family is ?

Answer 2

-plp help us understand how indivuals define their relationships as “family”

and argue family ties can go above and beyond blood or marriage ties.

• all relationships indivual consider as significant and gives them a sense of belonging can be considered as family

for e.g
1. relationship with friends - a friend can be like a brother or sister to you

2. fictive kin - close friends can be seen and treated as family - calling your mums best friend “auntie”
3. chosen families = made up of supportive friends or ex partners who are not related by blood or marriage
4. relationship with dead relative
5. relationship with pets - tipper found that children often see their pets as part of the family

Question 3

Research to support personal life perspective

Answer 3

• Nordqvist and smart
• researched families in which children were conceived using donor egg/sperm
• in such families. children are legally children of people who are raising them but are actually biologically/genetically related to strangers.
• they found parents of donor conceived children emphasised social bonds over genetic links in determining family.

evaluation : shows importance meaning indivuals attach to their relationships however can be criticised for ignoring special aspects of relationship based on blood and marriage