Key theorists - Diversity and policy

Chester (Diversity)

Some family diversity but most people still live ion he nuclear family or aspire to live that way. People live in the Neo-conventional family

Stacey

The greater diversity in the family has benefited women. They can escape patriarchal oppression and shape their families around their needs.

Rappaport & Rappaport

5 types of family diversity:

1. Organisational

2. Cultural

3. Social class

4. Life stage

5. Generational

Murray (Policy)

Critical of the welfare policy — creates a dependency culture of reliance on housing and welfare benefit and encourages non-traditional family structures

Donzelot

Increase in policy on the family is a form of power and control over families. Certain classes are targeted more than others (Uses Foucault’s ideas about control and surveillance).