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(Postmodernism) what has happened to family structures in postmodern society?

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They have fragmented

2
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(Postmodernism) individuals have much more what?

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Choice over lifestyle and family

3
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(Postmodernism) postmodernists identify that there is no longer one what?

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Dominant family type but there is greater family diversity

4
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(Postmodernism) Giddens and Beck refer to late modernity which is less influenced by what?

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Tradition
Duty
Social norms

5
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(Postmodernism) Giddens argues in recent decades family and marriage have been transformed by what?

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Greater choice

More equal relationships

6
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(Postmodernism) Giddens - transformation of the family has occurred because of what?

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Contraception

Women’s independence

7
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(Postmodernism) Giddens - couples can define their relationship themselves rather than doing what?

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Acting out roles defined in advance

8
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(Postmodernism) Giddens e.g couples can choose to do what?

What does he call this?

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Cohabit
Not have children
The pure relationship

9
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(Postmodernism) Giddens say couples stay together due to love, happiness or attraction rather than what?

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Sense of duty

Sake of children

10
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(Postmodernism) Giddens - what is confluent love?

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Love based on emotional intimacy but individuals only remain as long as they are happy and emotional love fulfilled

11
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(Postmodernism) Giddens - with more choice what has happened to personal relationships?

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More unstable

12
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(Postmodernism) beck & beck g - what is individualisation?

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Seeking self interests

Less pressure to conform to the traditions

13
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(Postmodernism) beck & beck g - what do we have a greater range of?

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Choices over lifestyle

14
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(Postmodernism) beck & beck g - why is there more potential for conflict?

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Clash of self interests encouraged by individualisation

15
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(Postmodernism) beck - we live in what type of society?

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A risk society

16
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(Postmodernism) beck - what does choice involve?

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Risk

17
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(Postmodernism) beck - due to individualism people’s actions are more influenced by calculation of what?

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Own self interests

18
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(Postmodernism) beck - people avoid risks give examples:

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Choosing to cohabit rather than marry due to risk of divorce

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(Postmodernism) beck - what is the negotiated family?

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Don’t conform to traditional norm but instead the wishes and expectations do their members

20
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(Postmodernism) beck - the negotiated family is more equal that what?

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The patriarchal family

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(Postmodernism) beck - why is the negotiated family more unstable?

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Members are free to leave if there needs are not met

22
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(Postmodernism) who did Stacey study?

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Families in California

23
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(Postmodernism) what does Stacey say has developed in the USA?

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Postmodern family

24
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(Postmodernism) what did Stacey find about the families she studied?

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The varied in structure
Constantly changed
No ‘ideal’ structure

25
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(Postmodernism) why can Stacey’s study be criticised?

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Small sample

Exaggerated degree of fluidity and uncertainty

26
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(Postmodernism) postmodernists can be criticised for ignoring continuities in what?

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Continuities in family life

Even though there is greater diversity two parent families remain the norm

27
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(Postmodernism) postmodernists can be criticised for ignoring social structures such as what?

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Class
Gender
Ethnicity

28
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(Postmodernism) neglecting social structures - what did Taylor study and find?

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Working class lesbians
Class affected then and they found it more difficult to negotiate with professionals over their children
29
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(Postmodernism) the idea of individualism is more applicable to who?

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White people than ethnic minorities

30
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(Postmodernism) ethnicity - what did chapman say about Asian families?

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They tend for hold to traditional values but some of their practices are not accepted e.g polygamy

31
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(Postmodernism) why do feminists criticise postmodernists?

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Ignore patriarchal aspects of family life

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