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Beck (1992) and his view on society
Freedom to choose and says that the standard biography has now been replaced by the ‘do it yourself biography’
3 impacts of this and who said what
Decline of traditional norms (Giddens)
Negotiated families (Beck)
Risk society (Beck)
According to Giddens what are the 2 reasons for this decline
Contraception and growing female independence
What is pure relationship and who came up with idea
Giddens - relationships there to satisfy needs - we stay together because of love and attraction not duty or tradition - like a rolling contract
What was idea of same sex families of choice and who came up with it
Giddens - they lead way towards new family types and almost like prototype of the do it yourself biography
AO3 - can’t create family on their own - stigma
Weston - family created more supportive families of choice among friends
AO3 - idealistic
What is the negotiated family and who came up with it
Beck - Families vary according to wishes and expectations they decide among each other like gender roles, division of labour etc
Due to greater gender equality and greater individualisation
Kathleen Gerson on Thebauds research
As workplace policies change peoples attitudes towards gender roles shift as well
Risk society - who and what
Beck - individuals must constantly be making choices and face uncertainty - have to conduct a cost benefit analysis (weigh out pros and cons) e.g. marriage, divorce, children
Zombie families - beck
It appears to be alive when in reality it is dead - todays family cannot provide this because of its own instability
What is the difference between postmodernism and individualisation
Post - doing what we want
Ind - freed from tradition which has forced us into being reflexive - constantly thinking about risk
Connectedness thesis
Carol Smart - there is still obligation in family that restrict freedom of choice like looking after elderly family members
