globalisation and family life

Cards (7)

  • 6 strands of globalisation and family life
    increased migration
    globalisation of media
    increasing global inequality
    increased uncertainty
    greater gender equality
    increased trade and economic growth
  • globalisation and family life - globalisation of media
    more global friendship networks online
    children more exposed to media flows
    • radicalisation and family breakups - shamima begum
    • more toxic childhood
  • globalisation and family life - increasing global inequality
    more social exclusion - no abroad summer holidays for poor
    university accommodation too expensive for poor kids
    increasing house prices in southeast = more young adults living with parents
  • globalisation and family life - increased uncertainty
    more pure relationships and negotiated families
    more divorce
    more people choosing to live alone abroad
  • globalisation and family life - greater gender equality
    more women in work
    more childless families, and older parents generally
    changing gender roles in families, crisis of masculinity
    more equality in domestic division of labour
  • globalisation and family life - increased trade and economic growth
    correlated with declining birth rates, higher life expectancy and more single people
    • more multi generational and beanpole families
    • smaller families, more childless families
    • more single person households
  • globalisation and family life - increased migration
    more family diversity
    more families stretched across countries
    more asylum seeker families following conflict
    immigrants have higher birth rates
    • more demand for public services
    • lower dependency ratio