neo-conventional family

• neo-conventional family - Chester

  -both parents go to work

  -remarriage going up > most people still spend lives in NCF after divorce

  -Chester not worried about divorce rates
• 5 types of family diversity - Rapport & Rapport

  -argues diversity is key component in today's pluralistic society

  -family diversity come about due to diversity in culture & lifestyle

  -fd reflective of greater freedom of choice & tolerance of diversity of cultures
• pluralistic society


  -people with different backgrounds, beliefs & other differences

  -come together to form society
• 5 types of family diversity

  -cultural diversity

  -organisational diversity

  -social class diversity

  -life stage diversity

  -generational diversity
• cultural diversity


  -different cultural, religious & ethnic groups have different family structures
• organisational diversity


  -refers to differences in ways family are organised
• social class diversity


  -income differences & social class differences lead to different family structures
• life stage diversity

  -family structures differ according to stage reached in life cycle
• generational diversity

  -older & younger generations have different attitudes & experiences

  -reflect historical periods