Sociology Of Personal Life

Question 1

Opinion on the family

Answer 1

We choose the families we want and need
This is based on past experiences rather than open choice
Smart and Nordqvist-donor conceived children show social relationship is more important than a genetic relationship

Question 2

What do they think the significant relationships people have are?

Answer 2

Friendships
Fictive Kin - close friends who are treated as relatives
Chosen families - LGBTQ
Relationships with dead relatives - living on in people’s memories
Relationships with pets - e.g. seeing a dog as a child

Question 3

Evaluation

Answer 3

-Accused of taking a too broad view
-Include a wide range of family types and personal relationships however blood relationships are still important
+Helps us to understand how people themselves construct and define “family relationships”