4.2.6
Diversity
Family and Household Diversity
Family and Household Diversity
Marriage and the conventional nuclear family are no longer the only signs of commitment in a relationship, resulting in many different types of family and household.
New Right and functionalists
New Right and functionalists
- According to New Right and functionalist sociologists, the conventional ‘cereal packet’ family, with its gendered divisions of labour and instrumental and expressive roles, is the most desirable type of family in which to raise children.
Late modernists and postmodernists
Late modernists and postmodernists
- Late modernists and postmodernists argue that there is growing individualisation and uncertainty now in society and that people have more choice in relationships that are no longer controlled by tradition and norms.
- Marriage and the conventional nuclear family are no longer the only signs of commitment in a relationship.
Types of diversity
Types of diversity
- Family structure: dual worker families, extended families, beanpole families.
- Cultural diversity among ethnic and religious groups.
- Social class diversity (upper- middle- working-class families).
Types of diversity 2
Types of diversity 2
- Regional diversity (rural, suburban and inner city communities).
- Living at home – people are living with their parents for longer, often due to financial constraints.
- Alternative families (families of choice where people choose to live with friends).
Types of diversity 3
Types of diversity 3
- Life-cycle and life course diversity, for example, where partners have children, separate, form another relationship or live alone, or grow older and have grandchildren.
Modern society
Modern society
- Diversity suggests that the functionalist and New Right view of the ‘typical family’ no longer conforms with current reality.
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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