Families

Question 1

nuclear family

Answer 1

Parents living with their children

Question 2

Extended family

Answer 2

Other distant relatives, such as grandparents, living with parents and children

Question 3

Reconstituted family

Answer 3

A new family is formed when two adults who have children from previous relationships remarry or cohabit

Question 4

Lone parent family

Answer 4

One parent living with their child or children

Question 5

Beanpole family

Answer 5

Different generations living together, with only a few in each generation

Question 6

Same sex family

Answer 6

The parents of the same gender

Question 7

Organisational diversity

Answer 7

Differences in ways family roles are organised

Question 8

cultural diversity

Answer 8

differences that arise from the different norms and values of different cultures

Question 9

Social class diversity

Answer 9

Family types differ between different social classes

Question 10

Life cycle diversity

Answer 10

Differences created by the historical periods the family have lived through

Question 11

Family life course diversity

Answer 11

Diversity caused by different stages people have reached in their lives

Question 12

Divorce Act

Answer 12

1969

Question 13

Equal pay act

Answer 13

1970

Question 14

Marriage (same sex couples) act

Answer 14

2013

Question 15

Changing gender roles

Answer 15

Women working outside the hope, choosing not to get married

Question 16

Criticism of the functionalist view on family functions

Answer 16

• Family may not be as supportive as the functionalist view suggests, they see an idealistic view and ignore abuse
• Families are influenced by ethnicity, religion and class
• Out of date, fails to take account of diversity

Question 17

Criticism of the feminist view on family functions

Answer 17

• Not all male/female relationships involve the male dominance over women
• Outdated view, women now work outside the home

Question 18

Criticism of the marxist view

Answer 18

Out of date
- Ignores the benefits of the family
- Ignores lots of functions of the family

Question 19

Reasons for divorce

Answer 19

• Legal changes
• Value of marriage
• Status of women
• Change in attitudes
• Changes in society
• Secularisation