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Examine the extent and reasons of family diversity in today’s society When we say family diversity we mean difference or variation within the family structure
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Laura Hodgson Examine the extent and reasons of family diversity in today's society When we say family diversity we mean difference or variation within the family structure. In this essay I will think about the amount of family diversity whether it's a lot or not much and the possible causes for it. I will look at the opposing views of family diversity from individuals such as Rapoport, Robert Chester, Judith Stacey and the New Right. The nuclear family is by no means the only way to organise living arrangements. With an increased divorce rate, 1 in 3 marriages now ending in divorce, there is the creation of single parent families and reconstituted families. There are now approximately 1.7 million single parent families in Britain, making up about 25% of all families. This leads to diversity because there is a variation to the original nuclear family structure. The...
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