Exam 8: Personal Lives

Briefly examine what Giddens (1992)proposes as the pure relationship and suggest the key criteria that define this relationship compared to other types of relationships.You can view Table 8.2 in the text on page 201 to get ideas of different types of relationships,which may apply,to Giddens' model.

It is much more common for low-income people without higher education to separate and divorce than it is for those with tertiary education and higher income levels.

What was the centerpiece of social life in postwar Australia?

What percentage of the population over 18 years of age describe themselves as in an intimate relationship with someone they consider to be their partner and both of them living in their own home?

Which of the following best describes a family of choice?

Which of the following groups is not likely to be LATs (living apart together)?

You are a researcher working for an independent consultancy that has been briefed by the government to examine the effectiveness of co-parenting as a strategy for looking after children post-divorce.First,conduct a review of the literature to examine what research has already said about the effectiveness of this arrangement and present your findings in a balanced report.Next,devise your own questions to ask parents who have divorced about how they experience co-parenting.Provide a rationale for the questions.

Western societies are disengaging with the ideology of couple culture yet the notion of heterosexual coupledom continues as the ideal relationship form.Use examples from popular culture to discuss this contradiction.

Review Table 8.2 Patterns of Commitment on page 201 in the text which draws on the work of Pahl and Spencer (2004)to suggest some differences between given and chosen relationships and their levels of emotional commitment.Choose three or four of the relationship types from the table,and write a brief paragraph for each relating the ways that this is a given or a chosen relationship.Can a relationship be both given and chosen?

All of the following accurately describe Giddens' (1992)pure relationship EXCEPT:

The adult children of divorce tend to argue that families will become:

What is the term for a family with fluid boundaries whose members may or may not live in the same household but who share children and financial and other resources?

The traditional nuclear family relies on:

Which of the following do we know about women's incomes after divorce compared to men's incomes?

Drawing on the research of Pahl and Spencer (2004),examine the extent to which the idea of friendship is converging with the idea of family; or whether these are still two distinct and separate social relations.

The history of the nuclear family structure in Australia reveals that:

What amendment was made to the Marriage Act in 2004?

What is meant by the no-fault divorce,which was facilitated by the Family Law Act of 1975?

People in modern relationships behave - consciously or unconsciously - as if they were ending because of which two reasons?

Increasing numbers of people are choosing to live alone for the long-term,rather than as a response to relationship change.Examine the sociological impacts of living alone both for the individual and for society.