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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? What ? ? ? ? ? is ? NUCLEAR FAMILY ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
KEYTERMS Household– group of people that live in one house. Contraception– birth control methods to prevent unwanted children. Cohabitation– living together without marriage. Beanpole family – people have more contact with grandparents and great grand parents, but fewer brothers, sisters and cousins. Illegitimacy– born of parents who are not married TOPIC 4: FAMILY TRANSITIONS SUCCESS CRITERIA I will be able to learn different technical terms. I can identify the different family changes from 1950’s to modern age.
Category Family Type Nuclear Mixed Nuclear and Extended Most Nuclear & Partly Extended Married at Later Age or stay single; Higher position Married at Earlier Age; No/Low-paid Jobs Married at Later Age; Have good Jobs Women Lesser Children (1-2) Children More Children (10+) Lesser Children (below 10) 1950 1970 Modern Family Divorce, Sex, Illegitimacy Immoral Socially accepted in most countries Not generally accepted but common Available Contraception Not available Available Marriage become less significant - Cohabitation - Remain single - Same sex relationship - Single patent Poor Married couple live with parents Lifestyle
Fill in the Missing words from the sentences: There is probably no such thing as a _____ in modern Britain. It is now seen as more acceptable for people to ____ without marrying. A gay marriage or Civil Partnership is when two people of the _____ live together and form a couple. The number of children is being born is ____. The legal ending of a marriage in a _____ is more common. People have ______ in what sort of family life or structure they wish to live in. Check your Understanding
Julia Brannen is a sociologist who has studied family structures in modern Britain. She says that although family structures have changed, people still feel a sense of kinship with relatives, so grandparents may support a lone mother with child care. She says that people have fewer contacts with cousins, but because people live longer, they are more likely to have grandparents and great-grand parents still alive and healthy. She describes this as a beanpole family. Who conducted the research into changing family structure described in the item? (1) Explain the meaning of the term household. (1) Use the item to explain the meaning of beanpole family. (2) Fully explain the meaning of kinship. (2) Identify and describe two changes that have taken place in families since the 1950s. (4) Exam Practice
