Family Diversity (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Functionalism's view of nuclear family's role
Functionalism's view of nuclear family's role
Fits needs of society & provides beneficial functions
Functionalism's view of other family types
Functionalism's view of other family types
Unproductive & undesirable, less able to perform functions
New Right's basis for nuclear family
New Right's basis for nuclear family
Based on biological differences between men & women
New Right's stance on family diversity
New Right's stance on family diversity
Firmly opposed, undermines traditional nuclear family
New Right view: lone-parent families & welfare
New Right view: lone-parent families & welfare
Burden on welfare state as likely to rely on benefits
New Right: lone-parent families & socialisation
New Right: lone-parent families & socialisation
Unable to adequately socialise their children
New Right: lack of male role models consequence
New Right: lack of male role models consequence
Educational failure & delinquency in boys
Evidence on lone parents & dependency culture
Evidence on lone parents & dependency culture
Little to no evidence supporting New Right claims
Feminist concept: dual burden definition
Feminist concept: dual burden definition
Women do housework, childcare & paid work
Marxist-feminist Ansley: triple shift definition
Marxist-feminist Ansley: triple shift definition
Dual burden + absorbing men's frustration & anger
Stacey (postmodernism): family diversity benefit
Stacey (postmodernism): family diversity benefit
Benefited women, freed from patriarchal oppression
Individualisation thesis: 'disembedded' meaning
Individualisation thesis: 'disembedded' meaning
Freed from traditional roles in society
Individualisation thesis: risk & instability cause
Individualisation thesis: risk & instability cause
Relationships more likely to break up with more choice
Personal life perspective critique of individualisation
Personal life perspective critique of individualisation
Exaggerates choice, still constrained by class, gender, ethnicity