Focus now, pag 26, 27 16/11/20
es 2 pag 26
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Stepfamily: c a family formed with the remarriage of a parent and a child/children with another person
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Nuclear family: e a family with a father, mother and child/children
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Extended family: d different generations of the same family live together
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Multi-ethnic family: b the mother and father come from different ethnic backgrounds
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Single-parent family: a family with only one parent
es 3 pag 27
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The nuclear family is still very common in the UK. Doesn’t say
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The percentage of single-parent families is growing. True
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Stepfamilies are not so common in the UK. False
Stepfamilies are very common in the UK.
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Of all one-parent households, most are father-child families. True
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The high rate of divorce and remarriage is not the main reason for the development of extended families. True
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Single people prefer living on the outskirts of cities. DS
es 4 pag 27
It show us that the married or civil partner couple family with children are about five millions, while those without children are about eight millions. The cohabiting couple family with children are about one million, while those without children are about two millions. The single-parent family with children are about two millions, while those without children are about one milion.
Es 5 pag 27
The sociologist didn’t mention the multi-ethnic family.
Es 6 pag 27
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Sociologist Cohen doesn’t give his own definition of family.
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In US society cohabitation is now very common.
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The number of working mothers is rising.
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Single-parent families aren’t more numerous than in the past.
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Diversity is the appropriate word to describe the typical American family of today.
Es 7 pag 27
These are all the families:
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a single mother looking after/bringing up her two daughters
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an uncle and aunt looking after/bringing up their nephew
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a couple without children
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a single man and his dog
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a child or children with two mothers or two fathers
Your family are the people you live with.
You can’t have more than one family.
