Changing Family Patterns
Sociology · Year 10 · Families and Households · 3.º Período

Changing Family Patterns

An analysis of demographic trends in the UK, including rising divorce rates, declining marriage rates, and the increase in family diversity. Students will explore the reasons behind these changes.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsGCSE Sociology (AQA 8192) 3.3.2: Family formsGCSE Sociology (OCR J699) 2.1: Changing patterns

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An analysis of demographic trends in the UK, including rising divorce rates, declining marriage rates, and the increase in family diversity. Students will explore the reasons behind these changes.

Key Questions

  1. Why have divorce rates increased in the UK?
  2. What factors explain the rise in lone-parent families?
  3. How has family diversity changed over the last 50 years?

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