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Examine the extent of, and reasons for, family diversity in today's society.
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Examine the extent of, and reasons for, family diversity in today's society. Ann Oakley has described nuclear families, which consist of married couples, with choosing if they want parenthood of one or more children, as the typical family. Edmund Leach has called this the 'cereal packet image of the family'. He believes that the advertising industry portrays this type of family. Taxation and social security payments are also a feature of this, with payments made to the head of the family, which is usually the male. It is then considered that the male is the breadwinner and he meets the material needs. The wife and children are dependent and have a predominantly domestic role. But this is misleading as in 1995; fewer than 25% of households in Britain consisted of this family type, whereas in 1998, it was 23%. This shows a slight decline in the 'cereal packet image of the...
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