Outline and assess the argument that power relationships in the family have fundamentally changed.

I do agree with the idea that power has been transferred from just being controlled by men to women. Overall they have changed from the traditional male dominance but there are a few areas where change has and hasn't occurred and whether it has benefited or made a difference in the family and if its equal, I will outline the common areas of violence, economic, decision, financial and domestic tasks and how they are shared …

…society you take into consideration, generally it has changed, but just as much as it has the drawbacks have also increased for example equality for women have increased but the patriarchal society will always dominate and have control on all the areas above. In different ethnicities and social statuses traditional views still greatly remain and stay untouched for some time to come. Bibliography: AS sociology for OCR authors - Stephen Moore, Dave Aiken, Steve Chapman