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What do we mean by family?
Distinguish family, household and kinship. Apply a stated definition and explain who it includes or excludes.
Open lesson →Is there a ‘normal’ family?
Separate prevalence from judgements about normality. Read a percentage using the correct denominator and recognise diversity within forms.
Open lesson →How diverse are families?
Apply the Rapoports’ dimensions of diversity. Distinguish life-course, cohort and period differences without treating culture as fixed.
Open lesson →Has family diversity become normal?
Distinguish prevalence, acceptance and desirability. Evaluate diversity using competing accounts, appropriate denominators and continuity over time.
Open lesson →Why has marriage changed?
Interpret marriage measures, explain two possible causes of change and distinguish postponement from non-marriage.
Open lesson →Why do couples cohabit?
Explain different cohabitation pathways, interpret an estimate with uncertainty and evaluate choice within constraints.
Open lesson →Why does divorce happen, and what changes afterwards?
Distinguish separation from divorce, explain social causes and evaluate varied consequences through specific mechanisms.
Open lesson →How have same-sex relationships changed family life?
Distinguish legal and social recognition, apply personal-life concepts and test claims about equality.
Open lesson →Why do lone-parent families differ?
Explain routes into lone parenthood, interpret the category accurately and connect resources with varied experiences.
Open lesson →How do families connect across households?
Distinguish reconstituted and extended ties, map care across households and evaluate residence-based categories.
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