Stacey: the divorce- extended family

Stacey: the divorce- extended family

1. Stacey argues that greater choice has benifitted women

   • Free from oppression
   • Shape their family as they wish

2. Study in California saw women as the main reason for change in families

3. Divorce-extended family is where members are connected by divorce rather than marriage

   • Key members usually female
   • Former in-laws or an ex-wife and former wie

4. Shape of modern families depends of the active choices taken by members

   • Whether to get married, divorced, come out as gay etc

5. Morgan argues it is pointless making generalisations about the family as every one is different