Family

What is an extended family?

• Having family who live abroad

• A long family

• More than one generation living together

• Living with your step family

Which sociologists argue that symmetrical families are becoming more popular?

• Oakley and Qureshi

• Marxists

• Chubb and Moe

• Young and Willmott

Which term is used to describe a marriage where domestic roles are not shared?

• Traditional conjugal roles

• Segregated conjugal roles

• Joint conjugal roles

• Modern conjugal roles

Pick one reason for the increase in cohabitation

• Changing attitudes

• Too lazy to get married

• Boredom

• To get more money

Why is the number of lone parent families increasing?

• More men are dying

• Due to an increase in divorce rates

• Material deprivation

• Change in norms and values

What is the definition of boomerang children?

• Young people who leave home at a very young age

• Children who turn into boomerangs

• Children who go to live with relatives in a different town

• Young people who leave home and return to live at home with their parents before leaving permanently

Name one factor childhood in the past

• Children were kept in prisons

• Children were sent out to work

• Children were sent abroad

• Children were in charge of the family

Who studied the changing role of the father?

• Young and Willmott

• Durkhiem

• Elouner Brockbank

• Gatrell

What is the name for rich business owners?

• Borgoisie

• Prolatariat

• Bourgeoisie

• Alan Sugar

What was one of Parsons views of the functions of the nuclear family?

• To feed capitalism

• To reinforce gender inequality

• To be an agency of personality stabilisation

• To meet the needs of the education system