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Social Policy and the Family 2010 Onwards Quiz
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Social Policy and the Family 2010 Onwards Quiz

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According to Giddens, what has enabled individuals to choose their own family type?

  • Advancements in technology
  • Influence of traditional social structures
  • Religious beliefs
  • Availability of contraception (correct)
  • Stacey's research highlighted which group as leading the change in family structures?

  • Women (correct)
  • Silicon Valley executives
  • Senior citizens
  • Men
  • What term does Stacey use to describe the family composed of an ex-spouse, ex-partner, and their new partners?

  • Divorce-Extended family (correct)
  • Reconstituted family
  • Nuclear family
  • Traditional family
  • Which concept refers to the idea that people can now choose the family arrangements that work best for them?

    <p>Pure Relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key advancement has contributed to the transformation of couple relationships according to Giddens?

    <p>Availability of contraception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect has enabled women to shape their family arrangements according to their needs?

    <p>Greater freedom and choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory emphasizes the loss of influence of traditional social structures on people's actions and decisions?

    <p>Individualisation Thesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What basis do Pure Relationships operate on, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Freedom of choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has female independence contributed to changing family structures, based on Giddens's view?

    <p>It has been enabled by advancements like contraception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term does Stacey use to describe the type of family that women have been able to shape to suit their needs?

    <p>Divorce-Extended family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sociologists believe that advancements like contraception and female independence have transformed couple relationships into Pure Relationships?

    <p>Giddens &amp; Beck</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept describes the freedom individuals now have to choose family arrangements that suit their needs?

    <p>Individualisation Thesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has enabled women to free themselves from patriarchal oppression and shape their family arrangements according to their needs?

    <p>Female independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term does Stacey use to describe a new type of family structure involving an Ex-In-Law, Ex-Partner, and their new Partner?

    <p>Divorce-Extended family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory emphasizes that individuals are no longer bound by traditional ascribed roles based on class, gender, and religion when choosing family structures?

    <p>Traditional social structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who believes that women have led the change in family structures, roles, and responsibilities?

    <p>Stacey</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which advancement has contributed to changing the basis of couples' relationships according to the Individualisation Thesis?

    <p>Availability of contraception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the view that individuals can now choose the family that meets their needs and wants at a given point in their lives?

    <p>Individualisation Thesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has enabled individuals to break free from ascribed roles and structures to choose their own family types?

    <p>Postmodern family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the traditional roles based on class, gender, and religion that individuals were once defined by?

    <p>Ascribed roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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