Year 10 mocks

Nuclear family - a family unit consisting of two adults and any number of children living together. The children might be biological, step or adopted.

Extended family - grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, either all living nearby or within the same household, eg if a married couple lives with either the husband or wife's parents, the family changes from a nuclear to extended household.

Reconstituted family - also known as a 'step family'. A family where one or both adults have children from previous relationships living with them.

Single parent family - consists of a parent not living with a partner, who has most of the day-to-day responsibilities for raising the children. The children will live with this single parent for the majority of the time but may still have contact with their other parent.

Same-sex family - since civil partnerships were legalised in 2005, the number of same sex families has been growing (same-sex marriage was legalised in 2014). Same-sex couples cannot conceive together, so their children may be adopted or be the biological children of one member of the couple. They may also be from a sperm donor or a surrogate birth mother.

Marriage - in 1971 around 405,000 people married. This number had dropped to 275,000 in 2011. Some of the reasons include the cost, the shift in society's attitude that people should marry, and women's financial independence from men.

Cohabitation - the act of living together in a sexual partnership without being married. Today, around 60 per cent of all marriages are preceded by a period of cohabitation.

Effective contraception - many people now wait longer to become parents and instead concentrate on their profession.The UK now has smaller families, an ageing population and a rise in promiscuity

Divorce - in 1970, 22 per cent of marriages ended in divorce. In 2010 this percentage had risen to 33 per cent. Some claim this is due to the fact that divorce is now a very easy process taking as little as six weeks. 

Role of women - the 1901 census recorded fewer than 100 registered female doctors in the UK. At this time, going to university was difficult and expensive, with many not even admitting women. The Equal Pay Act (1970) and Sex Discrimination Act (1975) gave women full rights.  

Same sex marriage - granted to gay and lesbian couples under the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Act 2014. It gives same-sex couples marriage rights, including property rights, pension benefits and inheritance. It also allows parental responsibility for a spouse's children.

• Adoption law - the Adoption and Children Act 2002 allows either a single person or a couple, including same-sex, to apply to adopt a child in England and Wales. Supporters stressed that adoption is about providing children with a stable family environment. Opponents raised doubts over the stability of relationships outside marriage, and the effects of having same-sex parents on the child's welfare.
• Religious values - research suggests that church attendance has experienced a decline of approximately 60 per cent since 1985.