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May 28, 2019 · Here are some example answers to the written questions on Family in AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 1 (2019). Q3. According to Functionalists, such as Parsons one function of the family would be act as an agent of primary socialisation, so the children understand the social norms and values.
Sep 9, 2024 · This article provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of family structures, including nuclear, extended, reconstituted, lone parent, and single-sex families. We will explore the significance of each type within both UK and global contexts.
- Traditional Nuclear Family
- Symmetrical Family
- Nuclear Family with House Husband Or “New Man”
- Extended Family
- Beanpole Family
- Matrifocal Lone Parent Family
- Patrifocal Lone Parent Family
- Reconstituted Family
- Same Sex Couples
- Living Apart Together
This is the traditional family as described functionalists like Talcott Parsons and the New Right: a married couple with their own children (2 or 3 of them) where the husband goes out to work and the wife looks after most of the domestic duties, with clear segregated roles.
This family form was described by Wilmott & Young who argued that in the later 20thcentury, families were becoming more symmetrical, with more joint roles. Women were increasingly going out to work and men were doing more of the housework.
Another family form that exists, especially in a postmodern society, is one where the female adult in the family is the “breadwinner” and the husband does most of the domestic work.
Extended family refers to those family members who are outside the “nucleus”: aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents, etc. Extended family households can be either: 1. Vertical. Multiple generations living together (e.g. grandparents and great grandparents. The vertical description relates to how it would appear on a family tree. 2. Horizontal. A ...
Again, looking at how a family looks on a family tree can present us with a beanpole family: a vertical extended family with no (or few) “branches”. This is a multi-generational extended family, or vertical extended family, but is characterised by each generation having few siblings. Again, as the fertility rate has reduced, this becomes a more com...
The most common lone-parent family is the matrifocal one: that is one where the lone parent is the mother of the child/children. There are several reasons for this, such as women giving birth (and therefore being the present parent if they are not in a relationship) and courts tending to prefer mothers in child custody cases, following divorces. Ne...
A less common variation on the lone-parent family is the patrifocal one: a family headed by a single father.
A reconstituted family is where two nuclear families that have split up merge (or blend) to form a new family (i.e. with step-parents and step-brothers or sisters). Because of both increased divorce and the decrease in marriage, there are many more reconstituted or blended families in the UK today than there were 100 years ago.
Of course, there are really a number of different same-sex family structures, not just one. Same-sex couple implies a couple living without children (couplingdescribes this household structure for both heterosexual and homosexual couples) but there are also same-sex families where there are children (either naturally the children of one or other pa...
A living apart together family is where a couple choose not to cohabitate (or are not currently cohabitating). This accounts for approximately 10% of UK adults.
Sep 17, 2024 · Table of Contents. Traditional Family Structures in the UK. Rising Divorce Rates and Their Impact on Family Structures. Remarriage and the Growth of Reconstituted Families. Changing Attitudes Toward Non-Traditional Family Forms. The Influence of Feminism on Family Structures. Conclusion: Family Diversity in the 21st Century.
Nov 21, 2023 · 50 pages of revision notes covering all of the sub-topics within families and households. mind maps in pdf and png format – 9 in total, covering perspectives on the family. short answer exam practice questions and exemplar answers – 3 examples of the 10 mark, ‘outline and explain’ question.
Sep 11, 2024 · In this article, we will explore the dynamics of reconstituted families, focusing on the unique challenges they face, including role adjustment, relationships between step-siblings and step-parents, and the sociological implications of this growing family form.
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Jun 15, 2020 · The changing patterns of diversity in family structures in the UK are explored in this revision video for AQA A Level Sociology students taking the Families & Households option.
