Family Diversity - Modernist perspectives

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What has led to increased family diversity in the UK?
Changing family patterns and demographic changes
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In what way has Family Diversity increased?
Less nuclear families, more single person households, more homosexual couples, more cohabitation and more children born out of the family
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What family types do Functionalists and Neoliberal/New right believe is the best?
Nuclear families
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What does Parsons argue about the Nuclear family and society?
There's a functional fit between the nuclear family and modern society
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What is the Nuclear family uniquely suited to meet the demands of?
A geographically and socially mobile workforce
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How is the Nuclear family suited for a Geographically mobile workforce?
In modernist economies people need to move around for jobs, nuclear family is small so easy to move around
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What are the 2 irreducible functions Parsons believe the Nuclear Family are able to perform?
Primary socialisation of children and Stabilisation of Adult personalities
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How does Parsons view other types of Family?
As deviant and unproductive, being less able to perform the functions required of the family
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What is the New Right/Neoliberal views on Family Diversity?
They strongly oppose it
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Why do the New right/ Neoliberals believe the Nuclear family is the only correct family type?
Because it's based on Fundamental Biological Differences between men and women
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What do the NR/NL believe occurs due to the Decline in nuclear families?
Causes many social problems
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How does a decline in the Nuclear family cause many Social Problems?
Lone mother can't socialise children properly, lack of male role models for boys
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What do the NR/ NL believe increases as the Nuclear family decreases?
Increased welfare state dependency
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What does Benson (NR/NL) argue about cohabiting couples?
They are more likely to separate after having a child than married couples
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What does Amato (NR/NL) argue children are less likely to experience in the Nuclear Family?
Less likely to experience poverty, educational failure, engage in crime or have health problems
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What do Conservative and the NR/NL believe about welfare benefits?
They have a negative impact on society due to loss of traditional values
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What do they argue welfare benefits creates?
It creates a perverse incentive, where people actively try and seek out these benefits and not work/not save money, they use it as an excuse
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What do Welfare benefits lead to?
A dependency culture- reliance upon state not providing for themselves
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How is the NL/NR view that marriage leads to commitment challenged?
For many, cohabitation is seen as a permanent alternative to marriage
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What does Ann Oakley argue about the NL/NR perspective on the family?
It's wrong to assume husbands and wives roles are biologically fixed
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Who do feminists believe benefit from the Traditional Nuclear Family?
It benefits men more than women, it's a form of patriarchal oppression
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How is the view that Welfare benefits leads to dependency culture for lone parents criticised?
There's little or no evidence that lone parents are part of a dependency culture
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What does Chester suggest about the changes in family diversity?
There has been a movement from nuclear to neo-conventional family
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What is the Neo-conventional family structure?
Dual earner and possibly cohabiting couple
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What does Chester argue about members of Neo-conventional families?
They still aspire to be in a nuclear family, most want to be married till death and have children
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What do the Rapoports believe about Family Diversity?
It's of central importance in understanding family life today
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What do the Rapoports believe caused a shift in family types?
Cultures and Lifestyles being more diverse
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What do the Rapoports believe Family Diversity shows?
Shows that people have more freedom and choice and there's no longer a 'right' type of family
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Where did the Rapoports believe Family Diversity is occuring?
Across Europe not just in Britain
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What are the 5 types of Family Diversity do the Rapoports Identify?
Organisational Diversity, Cultural Diversity, Social Class Diversity, Life Cycle Diversity and Generational Diversity
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What is Organisational Diversity?
Differences in the organisation in family roles
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What is Cultural Diversity?
Different cultural , ethnic and religious groups have different ways of organising their families
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What is Social Class Diversity?
Differences in family structure due to income differences between classes, impacting who is working and childcare practices
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What is Life Cycle Diversity?
Structures differ dependent on life stage, e.g. old= only husband on wife, Young adult= living alone or with friends
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What is Generational Diversity?
Older and younger generations have different attitudes and experiences reflecting the historical period they live in , so believe in different types of families
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