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What are the impacts of globalisation on families?
Globalisation has had economic, political and cultural effects on society, but has also influenced the family unit
Globalisation has led to an increase in geographical mobility across international borders
Changes in the way that people live, work and communicate with one another in the 21st century
Shaped different identities in the UK and led to greater family diversity
Why is there increased geographical mobility?
While the focus has been on immigration in the UK, many UK nationals have left the UK to work overseas
According to the Home Office (2012), 43% of people (149,000) emigrating from the UK are British nationals- with the majority of those being between 25-44
36% of those leaving were classified as ‘professional or managerial’ occupations
What are the changes in employment?
The decline of manufacturing industries in the UK due to globalisation has seen a change in employment
According to ONS, the largest sectors in the UK in 2018 were retail, health and social work and administrative sectors- demonstrating a feminisation of the workforce
Increase in dual-earner families with 75% of mothers working- changing gender roles in society
What are the changes in family diversity?
Greater range of family types in the UK in the era of globalisation
Increased lone-person households due to economic migration into the UK and overseas students (217,000 in 2018)
Couples may remain the most common, but the organisation of their relationship and the type of relationship are less fixed
There has been a slight increase in multiple-family households in recent years
What are the impacts of globalisation on the family?
The movement away from the extended family network, including grandparents, for employment opportunities overseas
Isolation from family for some older members, but the development of a globally modified extended family with the emergence of cheaper air travel and advances in communications technology
Changes to gender roles in the family as evidenced by the closing of the gap between males and females in terms of unpaid labour in the home- Males do 16 hours to females 26 hours
Increased family diversity and development of migrant identities (Raghuram and Erel 2014) in the UK
Emergence of trans localism- People developing ties to more than one geographical area
Castles and Millar (2009)- migration is a common feature of contemporary society and is accelerating and diversifiability in contemporary society
