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Assess the claim that the nuclear family is a universal institution.
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Assess the Claim that the nuclear family is a universal institution Adam Hepburn 12L The Nuclear family is a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner. There has been an on going argument among sociologists surrounding the debate for whether or not the nuclear family is a universal institution. Many different sociologists have presented many different theories regarding the question. The term "universal" refers to the whole world as one, therefore the question is asking for the opinion concerning the nuclear family and whether or not it is social accepted and seen as the norm throughout the world or whether there are other forms of family units and the nuclear family described at the start, is only recognised in certain parts of the world. However this question proposed has no exact answer, as there are so many different cultures to experience where they have their own...
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