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    Nuclear Family

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    Nuclear � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �2� Running Hеad: NUCLЕAR FAMILY Traditional Nuclеar Family � Nuclеar Family _Introduction_ Thе traditional nuclеar family is a tеrm usеd by thе Wеstеrn World for a couplе or morе numbеr of pеrsons who arе rеlatеd to еachothеr. Thеy may rеlatе to еach othеr by blood‚ marriagе‚ or adoption. Thеrе was a timе whеn familiеs usеd to work togеthеr in thеir farms. All thе mеmbеrs of a family workеd to support thе family. At that timе parеnts‚ еspеcially mothеrs usеd to

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    Nuclear Family Norms

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    Using material from item 2B and elsewhere‚ asses the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. A nuclear family is today seen as only one of many family types in modern day society‚ there are many different variations. Some sociologists say that nuclear families is and should remain the norm‚ whilst others believe that society is now too diverse to simply have only one family type. A reason in particular that nuclear families are no longer the norm is That‚ divorce rate has increased

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    1 Tip to Shed 9lbs Weekly Cut 9 pounds of stomach fat every week by using this 1 weird old tip www.thehealthandwellness.com mo·nog·a·my  (m-ng-m) n. 1. The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time.2. a. The practice or condition of being married to only one person at a time.b. The practice of marrying only once in a lifetime.3. Zoology The condition of having only one mate during a breeding season or during the breeding life of a pair.mo·noga·mist n.mo·noga·mous

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    Modern Family Family is a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. It is a basic unit of social structure. How a society defines family as a primary group‚ and the functions it asks families to perform‚ are by no means constant. There has been much recent discussion of the nuclear family‚ which consists only of parents and children‚ but the nuclear family is by no means universal. In the United States‚ the percentage of households consisting of a nuclear family

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    the view that the conventional nuclear family remains the norm in Britain today. [24 marks] Sociologist Edmund Leech (1967) defined the nuclear family as the ‘cereal packet norm’ due to often appearing in advertisements for breakfast cereals. This type of family consisted of a male provider‚ enhancing the patriarchy with a female homemaker‚ along with their dependent children‚ originally assumed as the ideal family by Hilary Land. Talcott Parsons believes that the conventional family type

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    Divorce And Lone Parent Families The divorce rate in Scotland and Britain is inclining quite rapidly. New right politicians do not like this. They want it this sort of attitude towards marriage and nuclear families erased from modern day society and it to be more of a traditional arrangement with marriage‚ the fact that when you get married you get married for good and you love the person you are with‚ in some extreme cases‚ new wing politicians may say that the women will always obey the man

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    in the amount of nuclear families There are several possible reasons for the decrease in the number of nuclear families‚ particularly in the past forty years. This includes rising cohabitation‚ higher divorce rates‚ secularisation‚ rising same sex relationships‚ more career seekers and the rise in feminism. Firstly‚ a nuclear family is a family consisting of a man and woman (usually married) in a sexual relationship with one or more children. One reason for this type of family becoming less common

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    Is the nuclear family universal? This essay will explore whether the nuclear family is in fact a universal sociological institution. The term ’universal ’ means applicable to all cases‚ so‚ for this to be correct the nuclear family must be found in all families in every society. Nuclear family consist a husband and wife and one or more children‚ own or adopted‚ it is defined by Murdock and according to him‚ he believed that the nuclear family is ’a universal social grouping. ’ Functionalist

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    noticed that the concept of the family has changed in the past 40 years‚ and this has led some to comment on the ’disintegration of the nuclear family’. Do you agree with the claim that the nuclear family unit is breaking down? The conventional nuclear family model‚ Murdock first spoke of‚ which entails the father as the employed bread winner and the wife as the stay at home housewife and mother looking after their children. This early idealistic model of the stable family life has changed and evolved

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    very small family units. In your opinion‚ why is this and what are the effects on society? Word count: 446 Timing: 7 minutes Cause - Open thinking and enjoy freedom - Focus on economic target - Family conflicts - Easy to teach children - Be affected western culture - Have little land to afford bigger families Effects Negative - Self-centered and selfish - Lose cultural identity - Be involved in social evils Positive - Liberate people from old unhealthy value - Avoid family conflicts

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