The changing nature of the family(1)

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INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SOCIETY LECTURE 2

THE FAMILY

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LECTURE PLANWHY IS THE FAMILY IMPORTANT ? WHAT IS THE “TRADITIONAL” FAMILY IN BRITAIN ? HOW HAS THE FAMILY BEEN CHANGING ?

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WHY IS THE FAMILY IMPORTANT ?THE FAMILY IS THE PLACE WHERE CHILDREN LEARN IMPORTANT VALUES AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES COME THROUGH THE FAMILY

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THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT IN BRITAININ THE PAST, FAMILIES WERE MUCH LARGER SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THE SAME FAMILY LIVED TOGETHER THE CHILDREN AND THE OLD PEOPLE WERE CARED FOR BY THE FAMILY

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THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES ….LET’S CONSIDER SOME WAYS IN WHICH THE FAMILY UNIT HAS CHANGED :

SIZE ROLE NATURE

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HOW HAS THE FAMILY CHANGED ?THE AVERAGE FAMILY IS MUCH SMALLER TODAY CHILDREN DO NOT LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILY WHEN THEY BECOME ADULTS GRANDPARENTS DO NOT OFTEN LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THEIR GRAND CHILDREN

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WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED ?SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY HAS CHANGED A LOT …. SCHOOLS EXIST TO “TEACH” CHILDREN SOCIAL SERVICES (LIKE THE N.H.S.) LOOK AFTER OLD AND YOUNG THE STATE NOW HAS SOME OF THE ROLES OF THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY

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HOW ELSE HAS THE FAMILY CHANGED ?THE NATURE OF THE FAMILY HAS CHANGED A GREAT DEAL THIS IS BECAUSE OF OTHER CHANGES IN SOCIETY … LET’S CONSIDER SOME

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FAMILY BREAK UPONE REASON FOR THE CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN FAMILIES = DIVORCE 1 IN 3 MARRIAGES IN THE UK END IN DIVORCE

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THE EFFECT OF DIVORCEONE EFFECT OF DIVORCE IS THAT THERE ARE MORE AND MORE FAMILIES WITH ONLY ONE PARENT “SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES”

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ANOTHER EFFECT OF DIVORCEIF A PARTNER REMARRIES, THE NATURE OF THE FAMILY WILL CHANGE “STEP BROTHERS” AND “STEP SISTERS” “HALF BROTHERS” AND “HALF SISTERS”

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MORE ABOUT MARRIAGETHE UK HAS THE HIGHEST DIVORCE RATE IN EUROPE BUT MARRIAGE IS STILL POPULAR HOWEVER, COUPLES ARE GETTING MARRIED LATER (26 YEARS FOR WOMEN; 28 FOR MEN)

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THE TIMING OF CHILDRENLATER MARRIAGES USUALLY MEAN THAT WOMEN HAVE THEIR FIRST CHILD LATER THAN BEFORE (28 YEARS) MORE WOMEN THAN BEFORE ARE EXPERIENCING FERTILITY PROBLEMS IN THEIR 30s ( I.V.F.)

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ON THE OTHER HANDSOME GIRLS ARE HAVING BABIES WHEN THEY ARE VERY YOUNG TEENAGE PREGNANCIES PRESENT A CHALLENGE 1999: 40% OF BABIES WERE BORN OUTSIDE MARRIAGE

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WOMEN AND THE FAMILYTHE TRADITIONAL FAMILY HAS CHANGED A LOT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN FEMINIST MOVEMENT CONTRACEPTION WORK COHABITATION BEFORE MARRIAGE

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DESPITE “WOMEN’S LIB.”WOMEN STILL DO MOST OF THE HOUSEWORK WOMEN STILL DO MOST OF THE CHILD CARE IN THE FAMILY (EVEN WHEN THEY WORK FULL TIME)