American Family Decline, 1960–1990: A Review and Appraisal

Popenoe, David

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“…Gilding (), referring to Smart's work with Neale (), as well as that of Beck and Beck‐Gernsheim (), Cherlin () and Popenoe (), argues more forcibly against the reconfiguration of the sociology of family as the sociology of personal life. He argues that notwithstanding the differences between these accounts of family change, they ‘converge in their emphasis upon the increasing negotiability of intimate relations at the expense of family as an institution; that is, reflexivity over and above convention ’ (2010: 760; emphasis added).…”

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Reflexive convention: civil partnership, marriage and family

Heaphy

2017

British Journal of Sociology

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Drawing on an analysis of qualitative interview data from a study of formalized same-sex relationships (civil partnerships) this paper examines the enduring significance of marriage and family as social institutions. In doing so, it intervenes in current debates in the sociology of family and personal life about how such institutions are undermined by reflexivity or bolstered by convention. Against the backdrop of dominating sociological frames for understanding the links between the changing nature of marriage and family and same-sex relationship recognition, the paper analyses the diverse and overlapping ways (including the simple, relational, strategic, ambivalent and critical ways) in which same-sex partners reflexively constructed and engaged with marriage and family conventions. My analysis suggests that instead of viewing reflexivity and convention as mutually undermining, as some sociologists of family and personal life do, it is insightful to explore how diverse forms of reflexivity and convention interact in everyday life to reconfigure the social institutions of marriage and family, but do not undermine them as such. I argue the case for recognizing the ways in which 'reflexive convention', or reflexive investment in convention, contributes to the continuing significance of marriage and family as social institutions.

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Reflexive convention: civil partnership, marriage and family

Heaphy

2017

British Journal of Sociology

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“…The processes of individualization characteristic of contemporary Western societies are often associated with diversion from intergenerational bonds and the commitments resulting from them. Popenoe (1993), in his widely cited text, even talks about the crisis of the family, when people stop investing in family bonds and the nuclear family not only frees itself from all other relatives but also gradually disintegrates and loses its original functions. However, the actual answer as to whether we are reaching a time of crisis with respect to intergenerational relationships and the exclusion of the older generation from the family is certainly not so straightforward.…”

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The Changing Practices and Meanings of Grandparenthood. Reflections on the Demographical Trends and Changing Representations of Ageing

Marhánková

2015

Sociology Compass

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Deep demographical shifts in western societies are significantly inf luencing the patterns of family life including the various forms of solidarity between generations. At the same time, we are facing significant changes in the social representation of ageing, which also inf luence the ways in which the roles of seniors in society are perceived and how the meaning of old age is constructed. The paper highlights the significance of these changes for the possible (re)definition of grandparenthood. It discusses the ways in which these demographical changes, the current heterogeneity of family life, and changing representations of ageing can affect the practices and meanings of grandparenthood. Simultaneously, it points out the need to analyse grandparenthood as a role which is strongly gendered.

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“…Esto no significa el fin de la familia (Alberdi, 1977), ni siquiera el fin de la familia como espacio socializador de nuevos individuos (Popenoe, 1993;1996) -aunque algunos autores asumen que el modelo donde el grupo familiar comparte esos recursos como unidad ha sido desplazado por otro que enfatiza el individuo como la unidad de control social (Harper, 2014)-, sino la necesidad de adaptación a los cambios sociales experimentados, especialmente en lo que atañe al aspecto residencial.…”

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Más allá de la familia: Una reflexión teórica sobre la definición del habitante de la vivienda

Lebrusán¹

2019

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Resumen: Este artículo es una reflexión teórica sobre el uso sociológico de los conceptos de familia y hogar como ocupantes de la vivienda. Se aboga por la redefinición del ocupante de la vivienda como hogar antes que como familia, superando así una concepción reduccionista que prima la importancia de la vivienda como espacio socializador de la familia antes que como escenario vital. Tal reflexión permite incorporar como sujeto de estudio al actor que envejece, que cambia, y que no manifiesta necesidades residenciales solo con base en el ciclo del hogar, sino en el propio curso de vida. Pero además reflexiona sobre las limitaciones de asociar de forma indisoluble la vivienda a la familia.Esta argumentación no pretende minar la importancia de la familia, sino reclamar el reconocimiento de la vivienda como un espacio continente mayor, que conciba la dimensión continua del hogar además de sus múltiples formas sin que sea necesaria una justificación: la vivienda no es importante (solo) porque cobije las funciones socializadoras-reproductoras de la familia, sino porque permite desarrollar la función de habitar, alojando a todo tipo de hogares.Palabras clave: vivienda, hogar, familia, sociología de la vivienda.Abstract: This article is a theoretical reflection on the sociological use of the concepts of family and household as occupants of the dwelling. It advocates the redefinition of the occupant of housing as a home/household rather than as a family, thus overcoming a reductionist conception that emphasizes the importance of housing as a socializing space of the family rather than as a vital scenario. Such reflection allows to incorporate as a subject of study the actor who is aging, who changes, and who does not manifest residential needs only based on the household Tendencias Sociales. Revista de Sociología, 3 (2019): 60-76Más allá de la familia: Una reflexión teórica sobre la definición del habitante de la vivienda cycle, but on the life course itself. The article also reflects on the limitations of inextricably associating housing with the family.This argument does not intend to undermine the importance of the family, but to claim the recognition of housing as a greater continent, which conceives the continuous dimension of the household in addition to its multiple forms without a justification being necessary: housing is not important (only) because it shelters the socializing-reproducing functions of the family, but because it allows the development of the function of inhabiting for all types of households.

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American Family Decline, 1960–1990: A Review and Appraisal

Cited by 20 publications

References 1 publication

Reflexive convention: civil partnership, marriage and family

Reflexive convention: civil partnership, marriage and family

The Changing Practices and Meanings of Grandparenthood. Reflections on the Demographical Trends and Changing Representations of Ageing

Más allá de la familia: Una reflexión teórica sobre la definición del habitante de la vivienda

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