introduction to family

Question 1

nuclear family

Answer 1

mother, father and child/children

Question 2

extended family

Answer 2

contains relatives beyond nuclear family (grandparents)

Question 3

reconstituted family

Answer 3

‘step family’ has parents and children except one of the parents may not be biological

Question 4

lone parent family

Answer 4

children and just one parent

Question 5

Murdock - nuclear family

Answer 5

murdock says the nuclear is the most common family type across the world. however the divorce reform act 1969 has seen more divorce and there is also a decrease in marriage

Question 6

family diversity

Answer 6

the existence if many different family types in society.

Question 7

legal changes effect on families

Answer 7

1. divorce reform act 1969
2. equal pay act 1975
3. same sex marriage 2013

Question 8

changing attitudes effect on families

Answer 8

1. increased secularisation (fear)

Question 9

changing gender roles effect on families

Answer 9

1. woman are more work focused and less focused on children
   2.women now earn more money

Question 10

benefits for lone parents effect on families

Answer 10

1. women used to be forced to stay with husbands but now can relieve help and support

Question 11

longer life expectancy effect on families

Answer 11

1. more opportunity to get divorced
2. more extended families

Question 12

communes (communal living)

Answer 12

a commune is a small community living in the same place, sharing property, childcare and labour.