Exam code: 7192
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Item C
In the UK, there has been an increase in divorce since the 1960s. There are also more same-sex couples than in the past.
Family diversity in the UK has been influenced by government policies.
Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways in which family diversity in the UK has been influenced by government policies.
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Postmodernist sociologists argue that individual choice is now more important to people than their responsibilities to their family. As a result, people are choosing to live in a variety of different ways and the idea of family is more difficult to define.
However, other sociologists argue that postmodernists overestimate the extent of change in family life.
Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that individual choice in personal relationships has made family life less important in the United Kingdom today.
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Item D
Some sociologists argue that there is growing family diversity in the UK today. They argue that there are now more family types and structures. They also claim that these changes bring greater individual choice.
However, some functionalist sociologists argue that there is limited evidence to support family diversity. They suggest the conventional nuclear family is still the dominant family type and the one that best fits society's needs.
Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of the nature and extent of family diversity in the UK today.
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People have more choice than in the past over who they can be in a personal relationship with. They also have more choices when a relationship ends.
This increased choice in personal life has affected family structures in the UK today.
Applying material from Item C, analyse two effects that increased choice in personal life has on family structures in the UK today.
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Globalisation involves the growing inter-connectedness between countries through increased travel opportunities. It enables more freedom of choice in terms of lifestyles and personal relationships.
Globalisation may influence families and households.
Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways in which globalisation may influence families and households.
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