Nuclear Family Norms
Using material from item 2B and elsewhere, asses the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm.
A nuclear family is today seen as only one of many family types in modern day society, there are many different variations. Some sociologists say that nuclear families is and should remain the norm, whilst others believe that society is now too diverse to simply have only one family type.
A reason in particular that nuclear families are no longer the norm is That, divorce rate has increased. Research shows that now 40% of marriages now end in divorce. This leads to lone-parent families and re-constituted families.
The increase in divorce may be due to the fact that the independence in women has risen. Within the 1940’s women were …show more content…
Feminists believe that the family exploits women as they serve the men which oppress the women.
However the Marxist group argue that the independence in women is a bad thing, as it is causing a rise in divorce which is almost half of all marriages per year. Marxist sociologist Fredrian Engels states that ‘women are a mere instrument for child production.’ Marxists believe that society is divided into two classes and that you should just live with your ascribed status, which for women is to maintain their stereotypical role of being a housewife. They believe that’s how women should still be seen within …show more content…
24% of families are lone single parent and are generally the mother with her children. ‘Item 2B states that there has been an increase in lone-parent families and also the same sex families.’ The increase in lone-parent families maybe again due to the fact that the independence in women has increased and consequently women feel they can emotionally and financially supports a family by their selves.
A functionalist would agree that lone-parent families is acceptable as they feel that everyone has their own purpose in society know as the value consensus and therefore if lone-parents feel they are capable to withhold a family by their self then functionalist see no problem in this.
Conversely many still see the nuclear family as still been the norm as 70% of people aspire to marriage which more than likely lead to a nuclear family. Within the media a nuclear family is portrayed constantly as it sates in item 2B ‘a cereal packet presents a nuclear family as it shows a married couple and two children who are the couples’s biological offspring. The husband is the main breadwinner and the wife is primarily concerned with housework and
A nuclear family is today seen as only one of many family types in modern day society, there are many different variations. Some sociologists say that nuclear families is and should remain the norm, whilst others believe that society is now too diverse to simply have only one family type.
A reason in particular that nuclear families are no longer the norm is That, divorce rate has increased. Research shows that now 40% of marriages now end in divorce. This leads to lone-parent families and re-constituted families.
The increase in divorce may be due to the fact that the independence in women has risen. Within the 1940’s women were …show more content…
Feminists believe that the family exploits women as they serve the men which oppress the women.
However the Marxist group argue that the independence in women is a bad thing, as it is causing a rise in divorce which is almost half of all marriages per year. Marxist sociologist Fredrian Engels states that ‘women are a mere instrument for child production.’ Marxists believe that society is divided into two classes and that you should just live with your ascribed status, which for women is to maintain their stereotypical role of being a housewife. They believe that’s how women should still be seen within …show more content…
24% of families are lone single parent and are generally the mother with her children. ‘Item 2B states that there has been an increase in lone-parent families and also the same sex families.’ The increase in lone-parent families maybe again due to the fact that the independence in women has increased and consequently women feel they can emotionally and financially supports a family by their selves.
A functionalist would agree that lone-parent families is acceptable as they feel that everyone has their own purpose in society know as the value consensus and therefore if lone-parents feel they are capable to withhold a family by their self then functionalist see no problem in this.
Conversely many still see the nuclear family as still been the norm as 70% of people aspire to marriage which more than likely lead to a nuclear family. Within the media a nuclear family is portrayed constantly as it sates in item 2B ‘a cereal packet presents a nuclear family as it shows a married couple and two children who are the couples’s biological offspring. The husband is the main breadwinner and the wife is primarily concerned with housework and