The Individualisation Thesis
The Individualisation Thesis The sociologists such as Giddens and Beck have influenced postmodernist ideas about society today and applied these ideas to the understanding [...]
The Connectedness Thesis and Class and Gender
The Connectedness Thesis and Class and Gender The Connectedness Thesis The personal life perspectives critique the individualisation thesis and offer an alternative. Smart calls this [...]
Family Diversity & The Rapoports
The Rapoports: Five types of family diversity Studies show that family diversity has increased. The average size of households is getting smaller Percentage of nuclear [...]
Chester Neo-Convential
Chester: The Neo-Conventional family Robert Chester (1985) recognises that there has been some increased family diversity in recent years. However, unlike the New Right, [...]