Changing In Patterns Of Family Life : Lone Parent Families

Question 1

What are the 4 reasons for a rise in lone parent families ?

Answer 1

1. Changing position of women
2. Changing attitudes to relationships
3. Less stigma attached to lone parenting
4. State support for parents

Question 2

How has the changing position of women increase lone parent families ?

Answer 2

Women have become financially independent and increasingly career focused which has allowed for them to seek what they want from life

Question 3

How have changing attitudes to relationships increased lone parent households ? ( 2 points )

Answer 3

1. Men and womens expectations of relationships have changes
2. Greater focus on individualism within relationships

Question 4

How the decrease in the stigma attached to lone parenting have increased lone parent families ? ( 2 points )

Answer 4

1. Rise of feminism has seen divorce as a form of empowerment for women
2. Celebrity lifestyle changes such as famous lone parent families

Question 5

How has state support increased lone parent families ?

Answer 5

Welfare payments have allowed lone parent families to be sustainable

Question 6

Impacts of an increase in lone parent families on society ? (3 points )

Answer 6

1. Increase in female role models for girls
2. Growth of co-parenting between former parents
3. Potential conflict over financial arrangements