personal life perspective

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personal life perspectives
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family diversity has led to functions of the family being fulfilled by others
people construct their own networks of family
unlike giddens and beck, she sees the structures of society are not disappearing by being re-shaped only fulfilled by other roles
personal life perspective

influenced by interactionist theories
we should focus on the meanings people give to relationships and what we define as family
family is now beyond blood or marriage ties
marriage no longer a binding obligation in society
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connected thesis
people can develop meaningful relationships with those outside of the family
usually stronger than blood related family
found 5 concepts of personal life
memory
biography
embeddedness
relationality
imaginary
memory  
concept of personal life
families provide context for painful or joyful memories
memories that are meaningful can shape family
biography 
concept of personal life
our life history influences the family we create
e.g classmates, colleagues
embeddedness 
concept of personal life
how close and connected we are with people
relationality 
concept of personal life
how well we get on with people
e.g conflict with blood relatives
imaginary 
concept of personal life
refers to the way in which relationships are perceived by individuals
how important we think the relationship is