What's covered
Key facts
Different family types
A blended (reconstituted) family is formed when two separate families join together, often creating step-parents and step-siblings.
Growing up and the life course
Adolescence is the stage of growing up between childhood and adulthood, often called the teenage years.
How families have changed
Family types in the UK have become much more varied over the last hundred years.
Roles in the home
Looking after children is a form of unpaid work that takes time and effort, even though no one is paid for it.
What families are for
One job of a family is to care for members by giving food, shelter, clothing and safety.
Different family types
There is no single "normal" family type; many different family shapes are common and accepted in the UK today.
Growing up and the life course
The main agents of socialisation are the family, school, friends (peers) and the media.
How families have changed
The 1969 Divorce Reform Act made divorce easier in England and Wales, which led to more single-parent and step-families.
Roles in the home
Children and young people can also have roles at home, such as tidying their room or helping with chores.
What families are for
Families give emotional support: love, comfort and a sense of belonging.
Sample questions
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Which family type is two parents living with their children in one home?
- •A foster family
- ✓A nuclear family
- •A single-parent family
- •An extended family
Which of these are the main stages of the life course?
- •Baby, toddler, pupil and worker
- ✓Childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age
- •Morning, midday, evening and night
- •Nursery, primary, secondary and college
What forms when adults with children from earlier relationships join together?
- •A nuclear family
- ✓A reconstituted family
- •A single-person household
- •An extended family
What does the division of labour in the home mean?
- •How a family decides where they want to live
- ✓How household jobs are shared out in a family
- •How many people are allowed to live in one home
- •How much money a family earns from working jobs
Which of these is one of the main jobs a family does?
- ✓Caring for members and meeting their basic needs
- •Deciding which subjects schools teach
- •Running the local hospital and police
- •Setting national laws for the whole country
Which family includes grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins as well as parents?
- •A blended family
- •A childless couple
- •A nuclear family
- ✓An extended family
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