Post-modernist

• Fragmented lifestyles

  Post-modernist view that traditional family patterns are dissolving, leading to non-traditional living arrangements
• Rise of non-traditional families

  Recognition of diversity in family forms, including single-parent households and same-sex couples
• Decline of the nuclear family

  Shift away from traditional nuclear family structure as the norm
• Challenging traditional gender roles

  Questioning dominance of traditional gender roles and promoting more egalitarian relationships
• Emphasis on individual choice and autonomy

  Post-modernist emphasis on individual freedom and autonomy in personal and family relationships
• Jean Baudrillard

  French sociologist who developed the concept of Simulacra and Simulation, arguing reality is replaced by simulations and hyperreality