argue that women no longer need to marry since they have their own financial support; they would argue that before women would marry to be financially stable
argues that women are now more focused on their careers than family. Interviews in the 1970's showed that women were more focused on starting families than anything else, but now are more focused on starting careeers
argues that there is more secularization in today's society. This is where religion is seen as less important and has less influence on people's behaviour
The Divorce Reform Act was in
Gay marriage was introduced in
studied the Ladette culture
argues that the family teaches inequality
argues that family change has been exaggerated and that all family types had previously existed, they were just underground
is a radial feminist and thinks all women should avoid being in relationships and families with men because they are dangerous
thinks that the nuclear family is still the most popular type of family form and thinks that family diversity has been exaggerated
% of people in today's society are born into single parent families. This is compared to % of those prior to 1950
and argue that the nature of work has affected the role of the breadwinner. Previously, work was mainly manual labor and much ore suited for men. However, the technological nature of today's work means that women can do it to.
argues that the government are rather encouraging women to work, through the use of maternity leave and maternity pay, for example
has a post-modern view point and argues that marriage is now a choice because they have a higher expectation of what a relationship should be
states that women are more likely to hold onto jobs they don't like in order to finance themselves
has a critical view of women and argue that women depend on benefits to look after their children. This applies most strongly to single mothers
thinks that all lone parent families are women and that they feed off the state and are lazy
talks about the labelling of the working class and the use of slang, such as "chav's" in order to make the working class feel bad about being in their social class
argues that nowadays, people expect more from marriage and are less likely to get married quickly
argues that cohabitation is more common than marriage
argue that we live in a child centered society because child/parent relationships are closer
argues that most single parents are women who have had relationship breakdowns
argues that Gay families have always existed, but it is seen as less deviant in today's age, so it appeared to have become more popular
studies LAT families
% of stay-at-home parents are male
According to , most people cohabitate because they're scared of divorce
argue that old people are unlikely to live with others again once their current partner dies
argues that living alone is seen among young people as a status symbol
argues that childhood is socially constructed
argue that children create their own childhood
states that similarly to adults, children have instrumental and expressive roles and help to support their parents
argues that girls can be caring and supportive, but can also be bitchy and socially exclude people
states that men are unlikely and unable to discuss their emotions (most likely due to their socialization)
Men are times more likely to commit suicide than women
, argues that childhood is disappearing because children have access to the adult world and imitate adults
talks about the dangers of childhood and coined the "toxic childhood" study
argues that class is relevant to how children are raised. He argues that it is seen as lower class if parents do not raise their children well and is a social status symbol
talks about instrumental and expressive roles
did the time-use surveys and talks about the role of women and housework
argue that today's family is symmetrical and both parents have conjugal roles
% of today's breadwinners are female
argues that men do more domestic labor but they don't like having to do so
argues that in the family, women make frequent unimportant decisions and men make more important decisions
also argues that women make unimportant decisions in the household. They also make decisions a lot less then men do
argues that there has been an overall shift in equaity when it comes to decision making in the household
talks about men having a "lagged adaptation"
says womens behavior is constrained in the household by a fear of men
A call about domestic violence is made every seconds
% of domestic violence calls are made by wome
studied "confluent Love"
states that women have an erotic capital and use this to exploit men
argues that the elderly are very useful for families, especially those that are disadvantaged (e.g lone parent) because they can help to provide financial and emotional support etc.
argues that even with change in our society, breadwinners are still likely to be male
argues about the "fit-thesis". This is where the family adapts to be the most functional for the society they're currently in
