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Assess the view that the modern family is symmetrical The family has always received wide spread political and public attention, but with an increase in lone parenthood and a decline in marriage; family issues are receiving more attention than ever before. Using various examples from research studies and publications I will put forward facts and figures that will show that, although there has been a significant improvement over the past 30 years with regard to the inequalities faced by many women, this by no means has led to the modern family being symmetrical. It should also be remembered that because families are not static structures, but continually changing, it is very difficult to define and measure them accurately as units (Family Policy Studies, 1995) Peter Willmott and Michael Young identified the form of the symmetrical family in the early 1970's, they believed that men and women were making joint decisions and working together...

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