“Assess the view that the growth of family diversity has led to the decline of the traditional nuclear family.” (24 marks) Before 1970, cohabitation was illegal in certain countries. The law changed and now cohabitation is a common pattern among people around the world, as well as having sex before marriage and having a baby. At least 50% to 60% of couple’s cohabitate, starting from the late 1990’s. This results into the amount of traditional nuclear families decreasing as people want to live
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Functionalist perspective interpretes society as an interconnected social net, that works to drive society toward a balanced state. Often, institutions and society contribute to the well being and stability of everything. Each part of society plays a vital role as a result of being whole, a single player cannot function alone. “Parts of society” can rage from institutions such as the government, family, education, religion, and media. An institution, like the government, provides free education to
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U and Beck-Gernsheim, E. 1995:p5). Through history there has been a varied view on the family, with changes in the functions, roles and relationships within the family being widely debated. There has been a major development with the types of family that exist in Britain today, with influences from the widening ethnicity of Britain it has adapted to many different cultures. Functionalism is considered the consensus view of the family. They see the family as a vital organ and the cornerstone of
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billt into the structure of society); marxist feminism focuses on the impact of capitalism’ (Bryant, 2010). In the early 19th century parents found it unnecessary to educate their daughters as they were destined to become housewives in the future. Education was compulsory only until the age of 10 and women weren’t permitted to go to university but feminists fought for their admission and eventually the University of London began accepting women from 1878 (Fulcher and Scott, 2003) . This was a great
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constitutes for social inequality categorizing some as being financially less fortunate? In our society the “poor” usually account for either the homeless/jobless or those who have jobs that are far less skill-demanding such as a janitor or waiter. To a functionalist, a janitor may still make a contribution to society- but a lot less deserving of high wages such as an attorney, etc. This inequality is undeniable and still a functioning part of society. The conflict theory focuses on the competition between
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Family Diversity New Right- views * Like functionalists the New Right hols the view that there is only one correct normal family type. Is the traditional or conventional patriarchal nuclear family. * They see lone-parent families, as both unnatural and harmful, especially to children. They argue that lone mothers cannot discipline their children properly, they are a burden on the welfare state and they leave boys without an adult male role model, resulting in higher rates threatening social
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romanticised, unrealistic view of marriage and family life. Over the past 30 years, people have tended to marry later. Living together as a couple, partly accounts for this. Many couples see cohabitation as a prelude to marriage. Also, they are less likely to give up their careers and independence as now women are financial independent. When our marriage doesn't live up to our increased expectations we are more likely to give up on it in search of the perfect marriage. Functionalists such as Ronald Fletcher
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Critique: Marxism Durkheim would support ethnic minorities working for bourgeoisie as it ‘functionally fits’ society, they have the workforce that they need and there is a consensus in society regarding how it should operate. When analysing the Marxist views the value attached to the ‘reserve army of labour’ needs to be addressed. * Not always negative they do have a job! * Breadwinner/instrumental role (Parsons, 1955) being fulfilled, this is positive for the functioning of society. It is also
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Technology and Social Change SOC 100 One of our best well-known scientists, Albert Einstein, quoted “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology have exceeded our humanity” that was credited in a 1995 movie called “Powder”. It is no secret that the advancement of technology is drastically increasing in a rate where it is almost impossible to keep up with. Many individuals believe that it is slowly taking our attention away to what is really valuable in our lives, while others strongly
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Basics in Social Science “Family and Marriage”– What is Family? Family is considered to be one of the oldest institutions of the society. Sociologists have traditionally viewed the family as a social group whose members are related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption and live together, cooperate economically, and care for the young. (Murdock, 1949) ❖ When we think of a family, we picture it as a more or less durable association of husband and wife with or without children or of a man
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