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Evaluate the view that the growth of family diversity has led to a decline in the nuclear family (20)

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

An example of a top band answer (17/20) to a possible question on the AQA’s 7192/2 topics in sociology paper (families option, section A) Continue reading →

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Evaluate the view that changing gender roles are the most significant factor in explaining the increase in family diversity (20)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

Below is a suggested essay plan for a possible essay which may come up on the AQA’s A-level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology: families and households section. The plan follows the Point – Explain – Analyse – Evaluate structure, … Continue reading →

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Conceptualizing Family Diversity

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

Both Functionalist and Marxist Sociologists theorised that the nuclear family was central to most people’s experiences in modern industrial society. However, recent research has suggested that postmodern societies are characterised by a plurality, or diversity, of household and family types, … Continue reading →

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Analyse two ways in which migration has affected household structures (10)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

This question cam up as part of the families and households option in A level sociology paper 2 (topics in sociology), June 2017. Item C In the 1950s, most immigrants into the United Kingdom came from Commonwealth countries such as … Continue reading →

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