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Outline and discuss the view that it makes sense to talk about a range of family types rather than “the family” in the UK (30) Families, it is generally agreed, are more complicated than they have ever been before
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? Outline and discuss the view that it makes sense to talk about a range of family types rather than "the family" in the UK (30) Families, it is generally agreed, are more complicated than they have ever been before. Long gone are the days of breadwinner dad, housewife mum, and the obligatory 2.4 children. The falling marriage rate and the high divorce rate, the declining fertility rate and the rising number of working mothers, the cultural tolerance of homosexuality, atheism, singledom, abortion, childlessness, lone parenthood and what used to be called 'living in sin' all reflect a society in which, on the face of it, it no longer seems possible to take 'the family' for granted. Despite the changing face of the family, it is still the way in which most people live. The family remains an institution that plays a key role in the way society is organised and controlled,...
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