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What is the reason the Rapoports give for the change in organisational diversity? Also, what is a stat to prove this?

The Rappoports say that more families now have a different structure as they are more likely to be dual- earning. 90% of families with dependent children are either both working or looking for work.

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What is one criticism of Rappoport's theory of the change in organisational diversity?

Chester says that this change is over exaggerated as he says that while divorce has increased, most of these remarry. He says there have been changes but now the former nf is the neo-conventional. (dual earning nuclear family)

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What is one theory for how cultural diversity brings family diversity?

Ballard says that South Asian families are more likely to have extended families. These families tend to be patriarchal in structure and it leads to 2/3 of Bangladeshi women being married by 25.

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What is one reason for class diversity causing family diversity?

Mc families are more likely to be in a privatised nuclear family while the wc families are more likely to have modified extended. This is due to different levels of dependence on wider family, public transport etc.

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What is one criticism for cultural diversity bringing family diversity?

Arranged marriages are very common in these family types so there is alot of conflict as the more free thinking youth have arguments. Maybe this diversity is negative for society?

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What is one criticism for class diversity causing family diversity?

Carol Smart says this effect is exaggerated as she said with "personal life sociology" that people have other social forces like gender or ethnicity which can affect your choices. Maybe class isn't the cause of this split?

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What is one reason for life cycle diversity causing family diversity?

Allan and Crow say that in the modern world, people have more options so therefore have more diverse lives. This is shown by the amount of households having one person in rising from 1/20 to 1/3. Individualisation (Gernsheim)

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what is a criticism for life cycle diversity creating family diversity?

It ignores the other factors like ethnicity and class which make people have less choice and so, less diverse family types through life. 3/4 of Pakistani women are married before they are 25.

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