Couples living together in a sexual relationship as though they were married but not actually being married.
Cohabitation
1 of 15
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.
New Right
2 of 15
They see cohabitation positively as it allows women to weigh up the relationship and opt out of it if it is oppressive this weakens the patriarchal control of men over women.
Feminist
3 of 15
Claims cohabitation is just a step on the way to getting married. Many couples cohabit first to see if they are compatible for marriage
Chester
4 of 15
States that 75% of cohabiting couples expect to marry
Coast
5 of 15
Families in which one or both adults in a couple bring children from a previous relationship.
Step Families
6 of 15
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
Ferri and Smith
7 of 15
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.
Working Class
8 of 15
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.
Middle Class
9 of 15
Argues that these family types are more socially acceptable as society is more tolerant of same sex relationships now.
Weeks
10 of 15
Given same sex couples the right to have their partnership legally recognised and therefore similar rights to married couples e.g. pensions, inheritance, property.
Civil Partnership Act
11 of 15
People who live alone through choice, choosing this lifestyle, or people who live alone through no choice of their own, for example due to bereavement.
One Person Households
12 of 15
A parent without a partner living with their dependent children.
Lone parent families
13 of 15
Sees the growth in lone parents as a consequence of an over generous welfare system that provides benefits for unmarried mothers and their children.
Murray
14 of 15
Contains relatives in addition to the nuclear family e.g. grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins.
Extended Families
15 of 15
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
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.
Back
New Right
Card 3
Front
They see cohabitation positively as it allows women to weigh up the relationship and opt out of it if it is oppressive this weakens the patriarchal control of men over women.
Back
Card 4
Front
Claims cohabitation is just a step on the way to getting married. Many couples cohabit first to see if they are compatible for marriage
Back
Card 5
Front
States that 75% of cohabiting couples expect to marry
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