Family Diversity

1. Contains relatives in addition to the nuclear family e.g. grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins. (8, 8)
3. Claims cohabitation is just a step on the way to getting married. Many couples cohabit first to see if they are compatible for marriage (7)
4. Sees the growth in lone parents as a consequence of an over generous welfare system that provides benefits for unmarried mothers and their children. (6)
6. Families experience more poverty and they are more likely to live in poorer housing, less likely to go on family holidays and have less disposable income to spend on goods and services. (7, 5)
10. Argue that step families are at greater risk of poverty than first families as there are more children and the step father may also have to support children from a previous relationship who live else (5, 3, 5)

2. Families tend to be more child centred as they take more interest in their children’s education and know how to work the education system. (6, 5)
3. States that 75% of cohabiting couples expect to marry (5)
7. Families in which one or both adults in a couple bring children from a previous relationship. (4, 8)
8. They see cohabitation negatively as these couples are more likely to split up than married couples. This will lead to a lone parent family if children are involved. (3, 5)
9. Argues that these family types are more socially acceptable as society is more tolerant of same sex relationships now. (5)

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