Functionalists and New Right see the family as the very best becuase it meets societies needs the best, e.g value consesus and social solardarity
any other kind of famiy is not deemed suitable
New Right oppose the changes in the family and blame cohabitation and lone parent families
3 in 4 parents are headed by lone parents with 90% of these being matrifocal
New right blame cohabitation for the numbers of lone parents
benson= 15,000 babies, the rate of breakdown was 20% with cohabiting couples and 6% with married
this made the new right argue that we should all turn to the traditional way of things with the nuclear family with tradtional values and norms
Chester- neoconventional nuclear family- there isnt much difference between mot familes today and the traditioanl nuclear family apart from it it now more equal as both work and is more symetrical
those who arent married will plan to at some point - it is considered as a trial marriage
Post modern---Rapoports- belief that diversity is a good thing came up with 5 types-
organisational e.g joint or segregated conjugal roles
social- income
culture - religion or ethnicity
generational- different attitudes
life stages- ag retirement
the modern view is that we dont have much control about our relationships or behaviour as they are determined for us -STRUCTURAL VIEW
post modern= we no longer have a dominant family type and have more choice and freedom regardless of other factors such as glass, gender and age
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