Family diversity.
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Family Diversity In modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time. The invention of the pill, allowing both men and women to file for divorce without having to prove adultery and even religion not playing such an important part in peoples lives meant that changes in the family structure became more acceptable. Before this time it was the norm to be a part of a nuclear family. The nuclear family; the father financially supporting the family and the mother (have to be married) looking after their children and their home, functionalists argued provided all the necessary factors needed in life. However more family structures have become overtime. Reconstituted and lone parent families are becoming more common, gay and lesbian families are becoming more acceptable in today´s society and in Asian areas around Britain, extended families are also growing. Even people who are unable to...


