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Nuclear family |
The typical family Parents and their dependant children |
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Extended family |
Where other relatives lives with the nuclear family |
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Bean pole family |
Where 3 or more generations live under the same roof Excludes aunties and uncles |
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Single parent families |
A family headed by a lone parent |
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Same sex family |
A family led by parents of the same gender |
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Civil partnership act 2004 |
Allowed same sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples |
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Singletons |
A person who lives alone Often in early adulthood, after a divorce or people in old age |
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Reconstituted families |
A family made up of an adult couple and at least one child from a pervious relationship |
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What percentage of nuclear families are there in the UK |
25% |
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STUDY Rapoport & Rapoport 1982 |
Nuclear families are not the normal and family types are diverse in the UK The increasing diversity of family structures shows greater social freedom and acceptance of cultures |
Diversity |
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What do sociologists say about the family stages of people's life cycle? |
A person's family type isn't fixed and they will experience a number of different family types throughout their lives |
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Breadwinner |
The person who makes the money for the family Usually male |
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Family diversity |
Different types of families living in the same society |
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STUDY Charles 2008 |
Extended families are all but extinct in modern Britain, except for in Bangladeshi families |
Extended families Modern Britain |
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STUDY
Brannen 2003 |
Due to our ageing population, many families have to support elderly relatives or ask grandparents for help with childcare |
Ageing population |
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What percentage of families in Britain are single parent |
22% |
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What percentage of single parent families are headed by a woman? |
90% |
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STUDY
Chester 1985 |
Many single parent families will form reconstituted families |
Reconstituted families |
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STUDY Murray 1984 |
Welfare encourages single parents and without positive male role models, a child's socialisation is stunted |
New right view on single parents |
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Neo conventional family |
A family where both parents work |
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Co-habiting family |
A couple that lives together but are not married |
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What percentage of the adult population are in same sex relationships |
5 - 7% |
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Reasons for a rise in divorce |
1. Changes in law Divorce law reform act 1969 allowed couples to divorce for it breaking down, they did not have to prove adultery 2. Decline in social stigma 3. Secularisation |
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Divorce law reform act 1969 |
A couple could file for divorce for the marriage just breaking down, they did not have to prove adultery |
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Reasons for a decline in marriage |
1. Secularisation 2. Decline in social stigma 3. Women more financially dependant - 67% of women had jobs in 2013 |
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What percentage of women had jobs in 2013 |
67% |
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Natural increase |
Birth rate higher than death rate |
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Net migration |
Immigrants - emigrants |
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Population in 1900 |
37 million |
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Population in 2015 |
65 million |
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Birth rate in 1900 |
29 |
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Birth rate in 2014 |
12 |
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Death rate in 1900 |
19 |
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Death rate in 2012 |
9 |
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Fertility rate in the 1960s |
3 |
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Fertility rate in 2014 |
2 |
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Problems with the ageing population |
Shortage of new housing Strain on NHS and pension system Increases dependency ratio |
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Life expectancy for men and women in 1900 |
Men 50 Women 57 |
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Life expectancy for men and women in 2013 |
Men 90 Women 94 |
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What is the nanny state |
Critics say the government is too controlling and do too much for society |
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What race is the largest proportion of cohabiting couples |
White |
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What race is the largest proportion or lone parents |
Black |
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What race is the largest proportion of married couples |
Asian |
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Impact of immigration on population |
More immigrants than emigrants Immigrants women tend to have more children than women already in UK Natural increase |
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Impacts of immigration on age structure |
Often younger so increase the number of people working As they are younger they are likely to have children |
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Impacts of immigration on the dependency ratio |
They work so lower ratio Have children which increases dependency ratio |
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Globalistaion |
The barriers between societies are disappearing as we are becoming more interconnected |
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What percentage of people were white in Britain in 2001 |
91% |
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What percentage of people were another ethic group other than white in 2001 |
9% |
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What percentage of people were white in the UK in 2011 |
86% |
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What percentage of people were of another ethnic group other than white in 2011 |
14% |
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Assimilationism |
Policies made by the government which encourage immigrants to become more "like us". Encourages them to learn our language and follow our culture |
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Multiculturalism |
Accepts that migrants may want to follow their own culture and not follow what assimilationism suggests |
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New right view on the family |
Traditional Woman should stay at home, male should work Nuclear is ideal The increase in single parents means an increasing dependency on benefits and children have less discipline The increase in divorce sets a poor example to children |
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Study for new right approach to family |
Murray 1989 People should marry, pay tax, socialise their kids properly There is an underclass of unemployed, single parents on benefits |
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STUDY Murray 1989 |
People should pay tax, get married and socialise their kids properly There is an underclass of unemployed, single parents on benefits |
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Radical feminist view on the family |
Men are the enemy and source of women's oppression and exploitation All societies are founded on patriarchy Men benefit from women's domestic labour and sexual services |
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Difference feminist view on the family |
Believe we cannot generalise about women's experiences Disagree that women are at risk of domestic violence within the family |
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Liberal feminist view on the family |
We are moving towards gender equality Women's oppression is gradually overcoming by law e.g. sex discrimination act 1975 |
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Marxist feminist view on the family |
Cause of women's oppression is capitalism not men Nuclear family allows capitalism and stops women having power The nuclear family benefits from capitalism but is bad for the individual |
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STUDY
Wagg 1992 |
Childhood is what members of particular societies, at particular times and particular places say it is |
Childhood generally |
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What was pre industrial society like for children |
They were like little adults They worked and wore adult clothes Punishes severely for crimes and could be hung |
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What was industrial society like for children |
Schools were introduced Majority of working class still worked whereas middle class attitudes started to change |
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STUDY Aries 1960 |
The idea of childhood did not exist |
Pre industrial society |
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STUDY Aries 1960 |
Childhood started to develop around the 17th and 18th century |
Industrial society |
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Right of the child 1989 |
Says children are entitled to education health care protection from abuse and the right to contribute to decisions that affect them |
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STUDY Pilcher 1995 |
Feature of modern childhood is separateness. Children are educated and protected by laws |
Childhood seperateness |
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More than 2/3 of the world's children. . |
Live on poverty Do not go to school Live on streets Get involved in crime |
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Child liberationists |
Sociologists who believe adults have too much control over children and want them to have more freedom |
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How many children walked to school alone in 1971 |
86% |
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How many children walked to school alone in 2010 |
25% |
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STUDY Aries and shorter |
Today's children are more valued, better cared for, enjoy better health and have more rights than those of pervious generations |
March of progress view |
