Sociology Unit 1 - Family content

Explain why there is a decrease in nuclear families

Explain why there is an increase in Lone parent families

Explain why there is an increase in reconstituted families

Explain why there is an increase in One person households

Explain why many Afro-Caribbean families are lone parent families

Asian families

Middle class and achievement

Working class and achievement

Functionalist approach to family

What are the 4 functions performed by the family

What are the criticisms of the functionalist approach to families

New Right approach to families

Who are the New Right critical of

Feminist view on families

Marxist view on family

What were the roles of men and women in the past

Roles of women and men have become more equal

Reasons why roles have become more equal

Reasons for conjugal roles being equal

Reasons for conjugal roles being unequal

Parent and child relationships in the past

Parent child relationships today

Reasons for relationships with extended family being more important

Reasons for extended family members being less important

Why has fertility rate decreased?

Reasons for the increase in Life expectancy

What are the consequences of an ageing population

What are the reasons for fewer people getting married

Why are more people marrying later in their lives