Sociology of the Family quiz!

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1. Why has life expectancy increased?

  • because of the welfare state e.g. free healthcare through the NHS
  • because old people have too much money
  • because old people go out dancing which keeps them younger
  • because they like smoking
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2. Why has divorce increased?

  • because too many people are cheats
  • because divorce is more acceptable and people don't see divorce as a bad thing like they used to
  • because couples start to hate each other within a year of being married

3. Roles in the family have become more symmetrical because:

  • Women are having less children and have more opportunities to work
  • Women are doing all the housework and childcare
  • Men go out to work

4. "The family has a negative role in society. The family teaches children their gender roles e.g. girls get taught to do cleaning and washing up. This is negative for women". What sociological perspective says this?

  • Feminist
  • Marxist
  • New Right
  • Functionalist

5. Women have lower fertility (having less children and having them later in life because:

  • Contraception is more available which allows women to control their fertility
  • they feel like children hold them back from getting on with their life
  • women are dying sooner
  • they don't like children anymore
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