Postmodernism and The Family
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- Created on: 14-06-18 21:07
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- Postmodernism
- The Rapoports (1982)
- Organisational family
- There are differences in the roles of the family members in different families
- Cultural Diversity
- Cultural, religious and ethnic groups have different family structures and practices
- Social Class Diversity
- Different social classes have differences in family structures and child-rearing
- Life Stage Diversity
- There are differences in family structure based on life cycle
- Generational Family
- Different generations have different attitudes and experiences
- Organisational family
- Cheal (1993)
- Claimed that we no longer live in a predictable modern society but a new chaotic postmodern stage where family structures are fragmented
- We can no longer generalise about families as there is no longer a single dominant family type
- Claimed that we no longer live in a predictable modern society but a new chaotic postmodern stage where family structures are fragmented
- The Individual Thesis
- Traditional structures have lost influence - now have freedom to chose
- People are now choosing family types that fit their emotional and social needs
- Giddens (1992)
- The Pure Relationship
- Relationships are no longer bound by norms due to greater equality of the sexes
- Based on 'confluent love' and if their needs are not being met then they are free to leave
- The Pure Relationship
- Stacey (1998)
- Argues that greater choice has benefited women as women can now shape the family to meet their needs
- Traditional structures have lost influence - now have freedom to chose
- The Rapoports (1982)
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