The Changing Nature of Family Structures (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Nuclear family
Nuclear family
Couple with dependent children living together
Symmetrical nuclear family
Symmetrical nuclear family
Nuclear family with equal roles & shared domestic tasks
CLOGS framework stands for
CLOGS framework stands for
Cultural, Life-stage, Organisational, Generational, Social class
% UK households that are lone-person (2013)
% UK households that are lone-person (2013)
29%
Cohabiting couples 2003 to 2013
Cohabiting couples 2003 to 2013
2.2 million to 2.9 million
Reconstituted families
Reconstituted families
One or both partners bring children from previous relationships
First vs second marriage divorce rates
First vs second marriage divorce rates
45% vs 31%
Matrifocal families
Matrifocal families
Female-headed households without adult male present
% African-Caribbean families that are matrifocal
% African-Caribbean families that are matrifocal
Over 50%
% of lone parents who are women
% of lone parents who are women
92%
% of all marriages ending in divorce
% of all marriages ending in divorce
42%
Divorce Reform Act year
Divorce Reform Act year
1969
% of divorces initiated by women
% of divorces initiated by women
65%
% of 20-34 year olds living with parents (2013)
% of 20-34 year olds living with parents (2013)
26%
% babies born to mothers 30+ by 2010
% babies born to mothers 30+ by 2010
Nearly half