types of families

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single parent families

  • 86% are women, SPF MAKE UP ~15% of all families.

WHY?

  • divorce

  • secularisation

  • rise of feminism

  • less stigma

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same-sex families

increased by 40% since 2015

WHY?

  • laws → same sex marriage act (2014), the adoption and children act (2002).

  • social attitudes

  • secularism

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living apart together (LATs)

long distance relationships: modern

WHY?

  • not ready to live together

  • prevented from doing so due to finances or visa

  • offers protection e.g. after a bad divorce

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extended families

  • traditional extended family has declined, but modern extended family is common (live apart but regular contact)

  • beanpole families → multi-generation families, long and thin.

WHY?

  • immigration

  • lower birth rate - reliance

  • rise of dual earner families - grandparents for childcare

  • increased life expectancy

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one person households

make up 29% of households

WHY?

  • LATs

  • social attitudes

  • result of high divorce rate

  • people are financially capable

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shared households

uni students, migrant workers etc. mainly due to high cost of living