Topic 6- Family Diversity- Sociologists

Last name of the sociologist/s is the answer to the clue. Where there are 2 sociologists that can be attributed, it's all one word with no spaces or punctuation.

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  • Created on: 11-05-16 10:32
Functionalist; believes nuclear family is best for performing family's 'irreducible functions'
Parsons
1 of 11
Argues children from alternate family types lack adequate socialisation and therefore turn to delinquency
Murray
2 of 11
Found married couples to be more stable
Benson
3 of 11
Identified 'neo-conventional', symmetrical family where both spouses bring in a dual income
Chester
4 of 11
Identified five types of family diversity: Cultural, Life-stage, Organisational, Generational and Social class.
RapoportRapoport
5 of 11
Argues that there is no longer a 'fixed' common family type, and people now have more choice over their arrangements
Cheal
6 of 11
Feminist; argues family diversity is good because women are now able to tailor family life to their own needs
Stacey
7 of 11
Believes there is no 'fixed' family type as all individuals will go through different family types- the 'life course'.
Hareven
8 of 11
Individualisation thesis; argues families are more diverse now due to society being choice-based
Giddens
9 of 11
Individualisation thesis; argues society is 'risk-based' and traditional families hold no weight against individual negotiated choices
Beck
10 of 11
Personal life perspective; humans live in a 'web of connectedness' that links our individual choices in relationships
Smart
11 of 11

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Argues children from alternate family types lack adequate socialisation and therefore turn to delinquency

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Murray

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Found married couples to be more stable

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Identified 'neo-conventional', symmetrical family where both spouses bring in a dual income

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Card 5

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Identified five types of family diversity: Cultural, Life-stage, Organisational, Generational and Social class.

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