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Family Fluidity

Family Fluidity. Family ideology and legislation Based on the work of Bren Neale, Leeds University Sociology at NSG. The Indissoluble family Early C20th. Patriarchal Life-long monogamy Sex role segregation Father-right (if mothers left husbands, they lost their children).

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Family Fluidity

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  1. Family Fluidity Family ideology and legislation Based on the work of Bren Neale, Leeds University Sociology at NSG

  2. The Indissoluble family Early C20th • Patriarchal • Life-long monogamy • Sex role segregation • Father-right (if mothers left husbands, they lost their children)

  3. The Companionate Family 1950s • Wives companions (not slaves) to husband and children • Greater emphasis on personal fulfilment • Women work for ‘pin’ money • Birth control for planning children within marriage • Higher expectations of marriage • Divorce rare and stigmatised

  4. The Reconstituted Family 1970s • ’69 Divorce Reform Act allowed for a ‘clean break’ for re-marriage • Those ‘living in sin’ could now more easily divorce and ‘re-tie the knot’ • Stepfather’s position overrode that of the biological father • Biological father’s financial responsibilities to first family not legally enforced • Unsuccessful marriages could be replaced by successful ones

  5. The Biological FamilyLate C20th • Biological ties rather than marital ties • Shared responsibility for childcare and economic support • Based on ‘two earner model’ instead of ‘marital support’ model • Encourages active fathering by biological parent • Parenthood supersedes marriage as bedrock of the family

  6. Family Practices DHJ Morgan (1996) • ‘Families are what families do’ • How people ‘do’ marriage, cohabitation, parenting, kinship • Heterosexual or same sex • May or may not involve co-residence • Focus on practices rather than structures

  7. Family Fluidity Today • Traditional nuclear families are a minority lifestyle choice • Change, fluidity and transformation characterise contemporary families • We need to reconsider what we mean by ‘normal’ family life • Should we celebrate change or see it as a cause for concern?

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