The other side of course, is Postmodernism which is a theory all for greater diversity and individual choice. They would say that New Rights theory is wrong and have much evidence to criticise it. As item 2b states ‘postmodernists argue that we no longer have clear structures such as the nuclear family’, they believe that we are now living in a ‘postmodern’ society in which the family structures and many other aspects of society are changeable and subject to the needs of the individual.
They identify two main contrasting points. 1) This type of society allows for greater freedom of choice for the individual to choose their relationships and family structures and 2) This greater freedom of choice creates a greater instability in the relationships and structures around which the individual is based.
Other sociologists who are pro family diversity are the rapoports, who say that greater family diversity is very much real and is an integral part of society. They list 5 types of family diversity, which still allow for countless numbers of different structures, fitting into the 5 categories. The Rapoports say that diversity is subject to change along with people’s different needs and all of this strongly suggests that there is indeed greater diversity of family types and lifestyles today. It also suggests that they may well be a positive thing for society. Every part of both the Rapoports and