evaluation

• feminism 


  -conventional family types oppress women due to patriarchal norms & values

  -OAKLEY : gender roles aren't biologically determined but socially constructed
• lone parents


  -are those brought up in lone parent settings really more likely to succumb to deviance?

  -there's no evidence suggesting this
• the meaning of cohabitation

  -new right opposes cohabitation instead of marriage as they believe it signifies less commitment

  -but it's all about the meaning to those involved (coast vs bejin)
• Smart


  -cohabitation is more likely to occur amongst poorer class

  -poverty causes higher rates of relationship breakdown, not the decision to cohabit instead of marrying