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Sociology Unit 1 - Family content
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- 1Explain why there is a decrease in nuclear familiesMore alternative family types such as lone parent
Increase in divorce
Changing attitudes so their is less social pressure to have a nuclear family - 2Explain why there is an increase in Lone parent familiesIncrease in divorce - cheaper and quicker
Increase in births outside marriage
Lifestyle - many women may want to become economically dependent - 3Explain why there is an increase in reconstituted familiesRise in divorce and re-marriages
Rise in cohabitation and sex outside marriage - 4Explain why there is an increase in One person householdsIncrease in Life expectancy so elder people living in one person households
Changing attitudes - people are marrying later and focusing on education
Increase in Divorce - 5Explain why many Afro-Caribbean families are lone parent familiesAfro-Caribbean families are more likely to be supported by their extended kin
Afro-Caribbean women are more likely to be in full-time paid work so they do not live with child's father - 6Asian familiesMany believe in the traditional division of labor.
Strong sense of duty to care for elderly
Very few are lone parent families - 7Middle class and achievementMany believe that middle class parents place a greater emphasis on their child's education
- 8Working class and achievementMore likely to suffer from poverty and material deprivation. Can't afford paying for a private tutor or school books
- 9Functionalist approach to familyPositive view on family as it benefits individuals and society.
Nuclear family is best as it benefits all family members - 10What are the 4 functions performed by the familyReproduction - family gives birth society keeps moving
Primary socialization - children learn norms and values of society
Emotional support - family provides love and emotional support for members
Economic - family provides financial support like money food and shelter - 11What are the criticisms of the functionalist approach to familiesIgnores negative aspects like domestic abuse.
There are other types of families which benefit people such as reconstituted families and lone parent - 12New Right approach to familiesAgree with functionalists.
Nuclear family provides a mother and father who is needed for effective socialisation
Parents should be married
Women should stay at home as it is their natural role - 13Who are the New Right critical ofLone parents as there is not a father figure so no discipline
Reconstituted families because couples should work on their marriage
Sam sex couple as they see it as unnatural - 14Feminist view on familiesFamilies maintain the traditional division of labour
Society and families are patriarchal - 15Marxist view on familyCritical of nuclear families
Family reproduces future workers for the bourgeoisie
Children learn to obey father which practices them to obey their boss
Families buy goods which benefit bourgeoisie and keeps them rich - 16What were the roles of men and women in the pastConjugal roles were separate and unequal
Men did little to no housework
Roles were based on domestic division of labour - 17Roles of women and men have become more equalWillmott and Young argue that conjugal roles have become more equal as couples are sharing housework and childcare.
- 18Reasons why roles have become more equalRise in feminism - more women are rejecting the traditional role of women
Contraception - women can plan for a baby around their careers
Women paid in work - financial stability, more freedom than before - 19Reasons for conjugal roles being equalWillmott and Young argue that there are more joint conjugal roles in childcare and housework
Peoples attitudes have changed so there is an increase in role reversal families
The rise in the 'new man' - shares housework and childcare - 20Reasons for conjugal roles being unequalFeminists argue family life is patriarchal and only benefits men as men do not do their equal share of housework
Many women who are working deal with dual burden as they are still expected to do housework
Pahl found that in most families men still had control over finance - 21Parent and child relationships in the pastChildren respected what their parents told them to do
children were seen as an economic asset
girls worked at home, boys worked in factories - 22Parent child relationships todayLess emphasis on parental control
Children have more rights and freedoms
Relationships are more child-centered - 23Reasons for relationships with extended family being more importantWillmott and Young found that working class families in the 1950's in East London had more extended families and they supported each other financially and emotionally.
Charles et al found that some extended family members didn't live close by and supported each other by phone - 24Reasons for extended family members being less importantIncrease in mothers working full time so less time to spend with extended family members
Many families send their elderly relatives to old peoples home to be cared for
High numbers of elderly people live alone - 25Why has fertility rate decreased?Children are no longer seen as economic assets
More women are marrying later and delaying child birth which can lead to infertility problems
Birth control - 26Reasons for the increase in Life expectancyAfter WW2, NHS which offer free healthcare
Advances in medicine and surgery, chemotherapy for cancer patients
Awareness of better diet and nutrition - 27What are the consequences of an ageing populationIncrease in beanpole and one person households
Grandparents may help with childcare and babysitting while mothers work
May not be enough money to pay for state pensions which can lead to increase in tax - 28What are the reasons for fewer people getting marriedIncrease in cohabitation as they are no longer stigmatised
Secularisation - religion has less influence on peoples lives so less people are getting married out of religious reasons
Women are more economically dependent so don't need to marry for money - 29Why are more people marrying later in their livesMany couples live together to see if they are compatible first
Births outside marriage is no longer stigmatised
Many women may want to study before marriage
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