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Changing Family in British Contemporary Society.
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Student number 03303353 Changing Family in British Contemporary Society In this assignment I will be explaining how the family has experienced changes within British contemporary society. I will define how the impact prior and post industrial revolution influenced not only the change in family structure but the way families have evolved and function today. I will relate to theoretical approaches that sociologists believe to have affected the family and also focus on legislation and social policy that exist within society, which also contribute to the constant family changes. Over the course of time, much effort has been exerted in trying to analyse how families in British contemporary society have evolved. In seeking an explanation for changes sociologists divided families into two types: The Nuclear Family Consists of parents and children. The Extended Family Consisting of parents, children and other family members e.g. grandparents, aunts and uncles. Before industrialisation the consensus of opinion was that the majority...
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