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According to the New Right perspective, the traditional nuclear family is considered the best type of family structure.
According to the New Right perspective, the traditional nuclear family is considered the best type of family structure.
True (A)
The New Right supports the idea that all forms of family structures are equal.
The New Right supports the idea that all forms of family structures are equal.
False (B)
Morgan's argument claims that cohabitation is more stable than marriage.
Morgan's argument claims that cohabitation is more stable than marriage.
False (B)
The New Right believes that encouraging beneficial family structures can benefit society as a whole.
The New Right believes that encouraging beneficial family structures can benefit society as a whole.
According to the New Right perspective, single parenthood is viewed as beneficial for individuals and communities.
According to the New Right perspective, single parenthood is viewed as beneficial for individuals and communities.
The New Right perceives family diversity as a source of social problems.
The New Right perceives family diversity as a source of social problems.
Diversity in family structures can lead to more acceptance of new ideas and ways of living.
Diversity in family structures can lead to more acceptance of new ideas and ways of living.
In the UK, Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnicities are more open to 'modern individualism' than Black Caribbean and White ethnicities.
In the UK, Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnicities are more open to 'modern individualism' than Black Caribbean and White ethnicities.
Postmodern approaches to the family emphasize a narrow focus on the traditional nuclear family structure.
Postmodern approaches to the family emphasize a narrow focus on the traditional nuclear family structure.
Traditional family values are more prevalent in developing countries compared to industrial societies.
Traditional family values are more prevalent in developing countries compared to industrial societies.
Current postmodern theories about family life are based on older theories that have not acknowledged societal changes.
Current postmodern theories about family life are based on older theories that have not acknowledged societal changes.
The goal of a nuclear family remains prevalent, even though marriage tends to happen later and may not last for life.
The goal of a nuclear family remains prevalent, even though marriage tends to happen later and may not last for life.
Cohabiting people are less likely to have other partners compared to single people.
Cohabiting people are less likely to have other partners compared to single people.
Cohabitants with children who marry are less likely to divorce.
Cohabitants with children who marry are less likely to divorce.
Many cohabiting women will not become single parents.
Many cohabiting women will not become single parents.
Cohabitant relationships are less likely to be abusive compared to married relationships.
Cohabitant relationships are less likely to be abusive compared to married relationships.
New Right approaches advocate for family and relationship diversity.
New Right approaches advocate for family and relationship diversity.
Traditional heterosexual nuclear families are seen as undesirable.
Traditional heterosexual nuclear families are seen as undesirable.
Postmodern approaches emphasize that there is a single correct way to 'be a family'.
Postmodern approaches emphasize that there is a single correct way to 'be a family'.
'Every family is an alternative family.' is a perspective associated with New Right approaches.
'Every family is an alternative family.' is a perspective associated with New Right approaches.
'Family uniformity' is advocated by postmodernists.
'Family uniformity' is advocated by postmodernists.
Traditional family values discourage individual and social responsibility.
Traditional family values discourage individual and social responsibility.
Study Notes
The New Right Perspective
- The traditional nuclear family is seen as the institution best equipped to provide the base for all other social relationships.
- The New Right believes that diversity in family structure represents a breakdown that has significant consequences for individual members and wider social relationships.
- Stable nuclear family relationships provide emotional and psychological benefits to family members, which in turn benefit society as a whole.
- The New Right endorses social policies that encourage ‘beneficial’ family structures and discourage forms such as single parenthood that are regarded as damaging.
Morgan's Argument Against Cohabitation
- Cohabiting relationships are more unstable and less likely to last than marriages are.
- This interpretation of family diversity views cohabitation as a source of social problems.
Family Diversity and Cultural Differences
- Different ethnic groups in the UK accept or reject changes to family structures to different degrees.
- Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnicities in the UK are closest to traditional ‘old-fashioned’ values, such as marriage.
- Black Caribbean and White ethnicities in the UK are closest to embracing ‘modern individualism’, where single parenthood or divorce are openly accepted.
Postmodern Approaches to the Family
- Postmodernism recognizes the many ways people live their lives and breaks away from a narrow focus on the family to the wider subjects of relationships and personal lives.
- Postmodernists argue that people construct relationships in ways they believe are acceptable and appropriate.
- Family groups are seen as structures in which individuals play out their personal life stories (narratives).
- The emphasis is on choice, and people make behavioural decisions that suit their particular needs, desires, and circumstances.
Criticisms of the New Right Approach
- Critics argue that the New Right approach is based on an idealized view of white, middle-class families as the desirable norm.
- It advocates a ‘one size fits all’ family that is no longer appropriate today.
- It also ignores the darker side of traditional family life, such as violence and abuse.
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Explore the New Right perspective that advocates for the traditional nuclear family structure and the postmodernist view on family diversity. Understand how family breakdown and diversity impact individual members and wider social relationships.
