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Assess The Argument That The Basic Features Of Family Life Have Remained Largely Unchanged For The Majority Of The Population Since The 1950s
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Assess The Argument That The Basic Features Of Family Life Have Remained Largely Unchanged For The Majority Of The Population Since The 1950s Most sociologists agree that the nuclear family first became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1950 - 1960's after World War 2, although it existed from approximately the 18th Century. It originally occurred in upper-class families that could afford to live in this way and then eventually filtered down to the middle-classes and finally became popular amongst most classes in the twentieth century. The nuclear Family '(consisting of husband and wife with dependent children) this was idealized and promoted in the 1950's with the husband going out to work and the wife taking care of the house and family matters. This was seen as the foundation of a healthy society, every child given a strong moral foundation to work and grow from. The Father figure was given the...
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