Families and Households in the UK – Social Trends
married family households are decreasing, cohabiting family, lone parent family and single parent family households are all increasing.
Family diversity, research methods, Statistics
households
Family diversity
Sociological Perspectives on Single Person Households
people increasingly choose to live alone because of increased wealth, urbanisation, improved communications and living longer
Families and Households, Social Policies
Social Policy and The Family
How do social policies affect family life?
Families and Households, Feminism
The radical feminist perspective on power and control in relationships
The Radical Feminist viewpoint is that relationships are the primary means through which men control women and maintain their power
Families and Households, Family diversity, Statistics
Trends in Family and Household Diversity in the UK
The diversity of families and households in the UK has been slowly increasing since 2012. Types of families on the rise include cohabiting households, reconstituted families, single-parent families, and ‘kidult’ households where adults live with their parents. There’s been a slight decrease in traditional ‘cereal packet’ families. Multigenerational households, however, saw a minor decrease, making up only 1% of households in 2022. Single-person households and lone-parent families also increased marginally yet represent significant proportions of UK households.
Families and Households, Marxism
The Marxist Perspective on The Family
Engels believed the nuclear family emerged with capitalism and private property, contemporary Marxists argue the family performs ideological functions.
The Functionalist Perspective on the Family
Functionalists focus on the positive functions of the nuclear family, such as secondary socialisation and the stabilisation of adult personalities.