Types Of Familes Flashcards
(14 cards)
What does a nuclear family consist of?
A father, a mother and at least one child.
What was the most common type of family in 2013?
Nuclear family.
4.7 million (ONS).
Which type of family has decreased since 1996?
Nuclear family.
What is an extended family?
Families that include kin (relatives).
Can be extended to include multiple generations living together or multiple families from the same generation living together.
In 2013 what percentage of households were multi-family households?
Less than 1% of households (ONS).
What is the percentage of lone-parent families is the parent the mother?
91%
In 2013 how many lone-parent families were there in the UK?
1.9 million and this rose from 1.8 million in 2003.
What is a reconstructed family?
It is a family created when a couple come together and form a family including at least one child from a previous relationship.
What are reconstructed families sometimes called?
Step-families.
Blended families.
How many reconstructed families were there in 2011 in England and Wales?
544,000
When were gays allowed to form civil partnerships?
2005
When was same-sex marriage legalised?
2013
How many civil partnerships were there in 2013?
8,000
Why does Eric Klienenberg (2013) think more people are living alone?
The cult of the individual.
Communication revolution.
Ageing population.
