[2nd Edition]
Unit 1:
Families and Households
Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson
Unit 1:
Families and Households
Contents
1. The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, with particular reference to the economy and to state policies.
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2. Changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, divorce, child-bearing and the life-course, and the diversity of contemporary family and household structures.
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3. The nature and extent of changes within the family, with reference to gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships.
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4. The nature of childhood, and changes in the status of children in the family and society.
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5. Demographic trends …show more content…
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