Roots

Question 1

Genealogy

Answer 1

The study of family history

Question 2

Greying population

Answer 2

A population in which the proportion of people aged 65 and over is high and rising, caused by increasing life expectancy, which can be further exaggerated by low birth rates

Question 3

Age-selective migration

Answer 3

A movement of a particular age-group or gender

Question 4

Extended family

Answer 4

Members of the family beyond the core of parents and children

Question 5

Social mobility

Answer 5

The movement of individuals between different levels of a social hierarchy, usually due to occupation. Intergenerational mobility describes a social shift between parents and their children

Question 6

Baby boom

Answer 6

A brief increase in the birth rate. The UK experiences a baby boom after WW2 when returning soldiers started families

Question 7

Secularisation

Answer 7

A general decline in the significance of religious beliefs. A secular society is one in which people are more likely to be tolerant of abortion and the use of contraception