Family

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Household
All the people living together in a domestic setting
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Nuclear Family
Married parents, husband is a breadwinner and wife is a housewife.
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Classic extended family
2 or more generations living together
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Modified extended family
Nuclear Family lives away but keeps in touch through technology
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Empty Nest Family
Children have grown up and the parents still live together
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Beanpole family
Less children and people live longer so is vertically extended
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Reconstituted families
When adults remarry who may have children from previous relationships
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Single parent families
Most single mother. Because of death, divorce or choice.
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Same sex families
2 parents same sex either married or in a civil partnership, children through IVF, adoption or surrogates.
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Functionalism
consensus, nuclear family is best because of both role models,reproduction, emotional and economic support, maintains social order
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New Right
1980s, critical of single parenthood, policies to promote nuclear family include: tax allowances, benefit cuts for single parents, child support agency-make absent fathers pay for upkeep of children
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Marxism
conflict benefits wealthy, provides next generation of workers, socializes children to be obedient and respect authority, Housewives provide unpaid services
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Warm Bath Theory
Housewives keep male breadwinner happy so that he works harder
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Feminism
Benefits men, gender roles are unequal and are learnt through gender role socialization, women work the triple shift and experience domestic violence
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Changing Gender Roles in the family
Conjugal roles are becoming more shared , 1973 Young +Willmott did research and claimed the symmetrical family was typical. Feminists claim women still do the triple shift. Women are more likely to make sacrifices for their children
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Reasons for changes in gender roles
changing social attitudes, improved women's rights, increased female employment, labor saving technology, improved childcare
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Reasons for changes in marriage
more exspensive, increase in divorce, increase in female employment, secularisation, cohabitation now socially acceptable and seen as a trial period before marriage
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Changing patterns of divorce
1969 divorce reform act made it easier to gain a divorce, 1984 Matrimonial Act made it possible to get a divorce after 1 year not 3
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Change in social attitudes
less social stigma, increased female employment, secularization, longer life expectancy, welfare state provides support for single mothers
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Consequences of divorce
Material and cultural deprivation, conflict, loss of emotional support
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Changing position of Children
more child centered, more rights, smaller families, increased awareness of early child development, increased wealth
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Changes in fertility
Women delaying marriage till older, better contraception, anti-sex discrimination act, children relied on less for income, children more exspensive
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Changes in life expectancy
Increased, more empty nest families, improved healthcare, better nutrition, improved public health
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Consequences of an aging population
more beanpole families, greater cost to government-pensions, greater involvement of grandparents in childcare
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Changing functions of the family
before the industrial revolution extended families often lived in the same household working together to provide food and earn a small amount of money. Parents would have more children to work and provide income.
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Why the extended family is no longer needed
Nuclear families are more geographically mobile, Welfare state, more social mobility
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Why the extended family is still important
modified extended family, EM communities, trad WC communities
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Material deprivation
Financial strain can lead to violence. Within poor families divorce, abuse and mental illness are more common. This has an impact on children's life chances.
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Domestic violence
Victim surveys show high levels of violence. It is a hidden figure because less than 20% of cases are reported, recorded or prosecuted.
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Life cycle diversity
Within a person's life time they may experience many different family types.
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Neo-conventional families
A nuclear family with 2 working parents.
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Singletons
People living alone. May be in a relationship but choose to live apart.
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Asian families
Strong extended family networks. Marriages tend to be arranged and divorce is uncommon.
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Afro-Caribbean families
50% single parent, black underachievement and unemployment causing financial stress and family break up
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Support for low income families
Benefits, tax credits and free school meals
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Married parents, husband is a breadwinner and wife is a housewife.

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Nuclear Family

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2 or more generations living together

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Card 4

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Nuclear Family lives away but keeps in touch through technology

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Children have grown up and the parents still live together

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