4.2.3
LAT Relationships
Living Apart Together Relationship (LATs)
Living Apart Together Relationship (LATs)
LATs are those where couples are in a long-term relationship but choose to live in separate households.
What are LATs?
What are LATs?
- LATs are unburdened by the structural commitments of married or cohabiting relationships, such as financial commitments and legal entanglements.
- Levin regards LATs as a new form of family, an alternative to marriage or cohabitation which challenges the traditional concept of the nuclear family.
Growth of LATs
Growth of LATs
- The growth in LATs arises through changes in social norms, similar to those related to divorce, the decline of marriage and the rise in cohabitation.
- LATs conform to Giddens' ‘pure relationship’, based on self-interest and emotional needs.
Why people choose LATs
Why people choose LATs
- Levin has proposed three reasons why people might actively choose LATs instead of marriage or cohabitation:
- There may be existing responsibilities for other people, such as children living at home or elderly relatives.
Practical reasons
Practical reasons
- Why people choose LATs (Levin):
- Practical reasons: Couples (or ‘apartners’) may work or study in different places or may fear losing memories attached to their former homes.
Risk
Risk
- Why people choose LATs (Levin):
- Apartners might want to avoid the risk of re-creating the conditions that led to the break-up of a former relationship.
1Theory & Methods
1.1Sociological Theories
1.2Sociological Methods
2Education with Methods in Context
2.1Role & Function of the Education System
2.2Educational Achievement
2.3Relationships & Processes Within Schools
3Option 1: Culture & Identity
3.1Conceptions of Culture
3.2Identity & Socialisation
3.3Social Identity
3.4Production, Consumption & Globalisation
4Option 1: Families & Households
4.1Families & Households
4.2Changing Patterns
4.3The Symmetrical Family
4.4Children & Childhood
5Option 1: Health
5.1Social Constructions
5.2Social Distribution of Healthcare
5.3Provision & Access to Healthcare
5.4Mental Health
6Option 1: Work, Poverty & Welfare
6.1Poverty & Wealth
7Option 2: Beliefs in Society
7.1Ideology, Science & Religion
7.2Religious Movements
7.3Society & Religion
8Option 2: Global Development
8.1Development, Underdevelopment & Global Inequality
8.2Globalisation & Global Organisations
8.3Aid, Trade, Industrialisation, Urbanisation
9Option 2: The Media
9.1Contemporary Media
9.2Media Representations
10Crime & Deviance
10.1Crime & Society
10.2Social Distribution of Crime
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1Theory & Methods
1.1Sociological Theories
1.2Sociological Methods
2Education with Methods in Context
2.1Role & Function of the Education System
2.2Educational Achievement
2.3Relationships & Processes Within Schools
3Option 1: Culture & Identity
3.1Conceptions of Culture
3.2Identity & Socialisation
3.3Social Identity
3.4Production, Consumption & Globalisation
4Option 1: Families & Households
4.1Families & Households
4.2Changing Patterns
4.3The Symmetrical Family
4.4Children & Childhood
5Option 1: Health
5.1Social Constructions
5.2Social Distribution of Healthcare
5.3Provision & Access to Healthcare
5.4Mental Health
6Option 1: Work, Poverty & Welfare
6.1Poverty & Wealth
7Option 2: Beliefs in Society
7.1Ideology, Science & Religion
7.2Religious Movements
7.3Society & Religion
8Option 2: Global Development
8.1Development, Underdevelopment & Global Inequality
8.2Globalisation & Global Organisations
8.3Aid, Trade, Industrialisation, Urbanisation
9Option 2: The Media
9.1Contemporary Media
9.2Media Representations
10Crime & Deviance
10.1Crime & Society
10.2Social Distribution of Crime
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