personal life perspective & individualisation thesis

• Personal life perspective:

  • all people can make their own meanings and relationships.
  • the family is more than ties of blood.
  • choices people make about their meanings and relationships are still governed by their background.
• Individualisation thesis:

  • traditional beliefs/roles/relationships no longer have influence over people.
  • people now focus on themselves and prefer instant gratification.
• AO3:

  • not all people have the ability to pick their own family, some are still governed by tradition.
  • a majority of families are still nuclear, this is traditional.