started in 1750, huge migration from countryside into cities (urbanisation), families went from producers to consumers, people became wage earners
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Post modernist view of the family
fam life is pluralistic - characterised by diversity, variation rather than sameness. family life is always changing in PM society
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Wilmott and Young - the symmetrical family
they examined the family structure from pre industrial society to the 1970's, they developed 4 stages.
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Stage 1 (symmetrical family)
the pre industrial family - units of production, family working together to survive
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Stage 2 (symmetrical family)
early industrial family - family members became employed in factories so units of family production went down. wages were low, encouraged families to contact their wider kin, created greater ties between married daughter and mother
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Stage 3 (symmetrical family)
the symmetrical family - based on research in London, running of households through joint conjugal roles, men and women sharing decisions,
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Stage 3 key features of the symmetrical family
free time devoted to chores, leisure mainly home based and watching tv, strong conjugal bonds.
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Stage 4 (symmetrical family)
where people at the bottom will copy the lifestyles of those at the top, work centred individuals, leisure time outside the home and women looking after children.
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Criticisms of W&Y symmetrical family
poor research, feminists say evidence shows little symmetry between me and women doing chores
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Post modernist view of the family
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fam life is pluralistic - characterised by diversity, variation rather than sameness. family life is always changing in PM society
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