Family diversity is a natural part of postmodern society.’With reference to the Sources A–C which follow and your own research, discuss the validity of the above statement.

Family diversity is a natural part of postmodern society.’With reference to the Sources A–C which follow and your own research, discuss the validity of the above statement.Source AR Chester (1985) ‘The Rise of the Neo-Conventional Nuclear Family’ A revisionist support for the Nuclear FamilyRobert Chester, (1985) argues that in recent years sociologists have drawn attention to the growth of family and household diversity in Britain and elsewhere. They argue that we have moved away from the previous norm of a conventional nuclear family composed of a heterosexual married couple and their children with a gender division of labour. They point, for example, that one household in nine is now headed by a lone parent as evidence for the declining popularity of the conventional nuclear family’.However, some sociologists argue that despite these changes the conventional nuclear family remains the norm in the Britain today. Chester (1985) argues that basic patterns of family life have remained largely unchanged for most people since the 1940s claiming that most adults still marry and have children and that most children are reared by their natural parents. He also argued that most marriages last until death. Others such as the New Right and functionalist writers see the conventional nuclear family as the most desirable or appropriate family type for modern society.Source BAnn Oakley (1997) ‘Who’s Afraid of Feminism?’ www.historylearningsite.co.uk/sociology/theories-in…/feminism/A Feminist view of Family life – In support of Family diversity for womenOakley (1997) argues that; the New Right are wrong to assume that wives roles are fixed by biology. Instead cross-cultural studies show great variations in the roles men and women play in the family. The New Right view of the family is a negative reaction against Feminist campaigns for women’s equality. There is no evidence to suggest that children of lone-parent families are more likely to be delinquent than those brought up by two parent families. The view that marriage equals commitment and cohabitation does not can be challenged as it depends on the meaning of the relationship to those involved, some see cohabitation as a temporary phase while others see it as a permanent alternative to marriage.Source CU Beck & E Beck-Gernsheim [1990] ‘The Normal Chaos of Love’On comparisons between modernity and post-modernity family lifeFamily life and relationships are shaped by choice and characterised by diversity. Individualisation is an extension of areas of life where individuals are expected to make their own decisionsComparisons and Contrasts§ There is less choice in modernity but high stability and certainty§ Severing of traditional ties meant more freedom from restraints and obligations but loss of support and security in postmodernity.§ Finding love has become more important than ever but equally impossible because of the demands on individuals and the loss of traditional norms and values§ Love is a blank sheet people fill themselves§ Sex, love, divorce, marriage no longer have clear meanings for individuals§ In sorting out new forms of relationships the process of conflict§ The demands of Capitalist society contrast with the demands of the famil