Post-Modernism

Post-Modernism

Key Ideas:
1. Don't generalize families as see them as having different structures
  1. Recognize increased society tolerance to intimate relationships and domestic agreements
    1. Believe nuclear family is fragmented/ AGAINST functionalism
Key theorists:
1. Stacey- diversity will never be dominate in western culture
  1. Haravan (1978)- life course analysis states sociologists should be concerned with individual family members
    1. And choices made within these family arrangements e.g being a sole earner
      1. Focuses on flexibility+ variation
Criticisms:
1. Giddens- increased choice can be constraining + liberating
  1. And pure relationships (to meet others needs) is unstable
    1. Fletcher (functionalist)- agrees with above + that people now expect to much
Advantages:
1. Recognizes cultural + social change
  1. Understands that every family is different
    1. looks INSIDE the family
Disadvantages:
1. Possibly exaggerates changes in society
  1. Already a well-known idea (unoriginal)
    1. Only looks at positives (bias)

Resource summary

	Created by Sophie Cooper over 6 years ago