GCSE Sociology: The Family

Family = a group of two or more people connected by _______ ____

(by blood, marriage, civil partnership or adoption)

Which of these are considered a family?

• Divorced mother living with her 20-year-old son

• Four students sharing a flat

• Two males living with their adopted son

• Six children living in a care home

What is the official term for a 'cereal packet family'?

What percentage of families in the UK are considered nuclear families?

• 55%

• 35%

• 67%

• 12%

What kind of family is this:

Partners with children from a previous relationship/marriage

What kind of family is this?

One parent (mother or father) plus children.

What kind of family is this?

Gay or lesbian partners in a civil partnership, cohabiting, or married.

What kind of family is this?

Couples living together but not married

What kind of family is this?

Relatives in addition to immediate family.

When a person has one or more husband or wife, it is called....?