theory of family-personal life perspective 4

Question 1

influenced by interactionism

Answer 1

Belive society should focus on individuals and meanings, and do not believe we can generalise about family in society today

Question 2

strength of plp

Answer 2

take into account other intimate relationships out of blood

Question 3

criticise other perspectives

Answer 3

assume (nuclear)traditional family is dominant family type -ignroing lone parents ect. functionalist/marxist/fem are all structural theories- where plp emphasis meanings individual family members hold

Question 4

beyond blood/marrige ties
-pets

Answer 4

examine relationship outside of blood eg pets ancestry.co.uk-90% pet owners are much loved by family members and 15% pet are more important than cousins
+friends treated like family and dead relatives in memory

Question 5

allan and crow 2001

Answer 5

standard process from the 60’s -20th-indiivudlas knew expected life course and with your children- new cycle

Question 6

allan and crow the cycle!!

Answer 6

graduate/complete ed>family make>married>children>children leave>settle in and used to empty nest>time leisure activities>time looking after grandchildren

Question 7

levin 2004

Answer 7

life course if complusary due to being reinforced by strong social norms prescribing proper/expected ways to live. socially approved format=cereal packet family
men/husband= instrumental role
women=expressive role

Question 8

divorce

Answer 8

inc number marriage declining-fewer life long commitments, people preferring to cohabit with parter instead so shift in life course changed

Question 9

rise of the female

Answer 9

women now have few children and inc with having children older=freeing themselves from expressive roles and allows to embark on ed/labour market

Question 10

changing status childhood
-shorter

Answer 10

childceneterdness- physical/intelecutal/emotional main concern. mothers didn’t start to love or nurture children until modern era, individuals no longer forced into marriage and choose to create own meaningful connections

Question 11

changing status childhood
-lewis 2001

Answer 11

greater freedom of choice =less imposed public moral code on this matter

Question 12

smart 2007-perosnal life;

Answer 12

a term now increased applied to include not only family conventional conceived but also on new family forms relationship- range of other perosnal/intimate relaitonships. 5 core concepts interconnected and influential on personal relationships:
memory/biograph/embedness

Question 13

shorter interviews

Answer 13

on same sex couples civil partnership. 37 saw as growing commitment over time, 3 couples enlisted support wider network beyond family
-ignores how people still influence by family structure but does help show important connections

Question 14

donor conceived children
-smart+nordquist

Answer 14

mother of done child defines being mum as time/effort put into raising child-not DNA.

Question 15

donor conceived children
-smart+nordquist
eval:

Answer 15

helps understand how people construct relationships and give meaning to family beyond genetics.
however; too broad including large range difficult relationships in a family ignores what’s special about blood/marrige

Question 16

may 2001

Answer 16

their is need to use sociology personal life to develop doscuions around relationships as family no longer centre of peoples life

Question 17

gabb 2010

Answer 17

need to look at relationships outside of relationships as just as influential