postmodernism

• What do postmodernists argue about living options today?

  There is a wider range of living options
• What types of family structures exist according to postmodernists?

  Traditional nuclear families, stepfamilies, cohabiting couples
• Who stated that there is a diversity of family types in Western culture?

  Judith Stacey
• What does Judith Stacey suggest about dominant family types in Western culture?

  There will never be one dominant type again
• How are family structures described in Western society according to postmodernists?

  Family structures are varied and flexible
• What does flexibility in family structures allow individuals to do?

  Move from one family structure to another
• How do postmodernists view the flexibility of contemporary living?

  As a positive aspect for personal choice
• What do individuals not feel constrained by according to postmodernists?

  Tradition
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of postmodernist perspectives on the family?

  Strengths:

  • Recognize changing nature of family in UK society

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • O’Brien and Jones found less variety in family types
  • Most individuals experience only one or two family types