Claimed that it was the routines of
family life that gave us the sense
of being a family member rather
than relationships.
Changes in social attitude
Rapports
Outlines types of family diversity in
modern society. + Family structures and
organisation + Ethnic and cultural
variations + Life course + Cohort (the
generation you were born into).
Emancipation of women
Giddens
Cause of change in family was
triggered by greater equality. The
cost of equality is that
relationships are less stable.
Key info
Families with children: Married with children = 66%
Cohabiting couples with children = 11%. Lone mother
with children = 22%. Lone father with children = 2%.