Stacey: the divorce- extended family

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A Levels Sociology (Family and Households) Mind Map on Stacey: the divorce- extended family, created by dottydiva96 on 04/01/2014.
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Stacey: the divorce- extended family
  1. Stacey argues that greater choice has benifitted women
    1. Free from oppression
      1. Shape their family as they wish
      2. Study in California saw women as the main reason for change in families
        1. Divorce-extended family is where members are connected by divorce rather than marriage
          1. Key members usually female
            1. Former in-laws or an ex-wife and former wie
            2. Shape of modern families depends of the active choices taken by members
              1. Whether to get married, divorced, come out as gay etc
              2. Morgan argues it is pointless making generalisations about the family as every one is different
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