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Family Diversity

Family Diversity. The ideology of the nuclear family Functionalists in particular are responsible for holding up the ideal 1950s image of the nuclear family as best.

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Family Diversity

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  1. Family Diversity The ideology of the nuclear family Functionalists in particular are responsible for holding up the ideal 1950s image of the nuclear family as best. Today this image of the family is still supported by advertising and Edmund Leach’s Cereal packet family (1967) can still be identified today. Diana Gittins (1993) argued that this idealised picture of the nuclear family acts as a powerful ideology, defining what is normal and desirable and labelling other family types as abnormal

  2. Changing family structure The extent of family diversity should not be exaggerated. Most people as children or adults, will live part of their lives in a nuclear family Although the nuclear family is held up as the ideal, an increasing number of families in Britain are structured differently.

  3. Group task • In small groups, you will produce a handout for the rest of the class highlighting one type of family diversity. • Your handout should contain the following information • What is the definition of your family type? • What is happening to your family type in contemporary society? • What possible reasons are there for these trends? • What are the consequences of these changes on society and individuals? (Positive and negative) YOUR HANDOUT SHOULD SHOW SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING STUDIES.

  4. FAMILY TYPES Lone parent families Extended families Reconstituted families Gay and Lesbian families Culturally diverse families (class/ethnicity)

  5. Postmodernism and diversity Giddens – In late modern society people have greater freedom to construct living arrangements of their choice. Relationships are based on greater intimacy and as such people have higher expectations on relationships.

  6. Judith Stacey- Family diversity is a reflection of post-modern society. There is no one family form to which everyone aspires. There are no generally agreed norms and values to direct family life. Stacey believes greater family diversity will lead to greater equality in relationships.

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