same sex couples and families Flashcards
1
Q
define a same-sex family
A
parents that are the same gender with dependant children
2
Q
define friendship as kinship
A
when friends become family
3
Q
define a ‘chosen family’
A
A family that is made from people who they want rather than what they need to
4
Q
reasons for patterns and trends
A
changing social attitudes towards same-sex couples
changing social attitude towards same-sex families
5
Q
name some patterns and trends of same sex couples and or families
A
in 2022 there were 217,000 registered same sex families in the uk.
in 1996 there were 16,000 registered same sex couples.
6
Q
name a pattern and trend regarding samesex families
A
53% were male and 47% were female in 2011.
7
Q
when was same sex marriage legalised ?
A
2014
8
Q
when was civil partnership legalised for samesex couples?
A
2004
