alternatives to the family xx

Question 1

what’s not living in a family as an alternative to family?

Answer 1

some people:
live on their own
move away from home (boarding school, higher education)
other people in shelter

1 in 3 people household only have one person compared to 1 in 20 in 1901

Question 2

what are the 5 alternatives to family?

Answer 2

not living in a family
house share
commune
kibbutz
residential home

Question 3

what’s commune as an alternative to family?

Answer 3

very small pop of the uk pop lobe in communes, these involve shared ownership of property, shared skills and shared responsibility

Question 4

what’s house share as an alternative to family?

Answer 4

the cost of housing prevents people from buying or renting home so many house share. some buy a house and rent a room to a friend, people may buy a house together to share bills.

Question 5

what’s kibbutz as an alternative to family?

Answer 5

first established in israel in 1910. aimed to provide communal living. ordinal kibbutz offered radical alternative to family life. in some children from the age of 6 months lived in communal ‘children home’ where they ate, slept and studied up to age if 18. there are 274 in israel.

Question 6

what’s residential homes as an alternative to family?

Answer 6

elderly people who struggle to look after themselves may live in residential homes where they have their own room but also may share community life in the home