Focus now, pag 26, 27                                                                                                                                                    16/11/20

es 2 pag 26

1. Stepfamily: c a family formed with the remarriage of a parent and a child/children with another person

2. Nuclear family: e a family with a father, mother and child/children

3. Extended family: d different generations of the same family live together

4. Multi-ethnic family: b the mother and father come from different ethnic backgrounds

5. Single-parent family: a family with only one parent

es 3 pag 27

1. The nuclear family is still very common in the UK. Doesn’t say

2. The percentage of single-parent families is growing. True

3. Stepfamilies are not so common in the UK. False

   Stepfamilies are very common in the UK.

4. Of all one-parent households, most are father-child families. True

5. The high rate of divorce and remarriage is not the main reason for the development of extended families. True

6. 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

1. Sociologist Cohen doesn’t give his own definition of family.

2. In US society cohabitation is now very common.

3. The number of working mothers is rising.

4. Single-parent families aren’t more numerous than in the past.

5. Diversity is the appropriate word to describe the typical American family of today.

Es 7 pag 27

These are all the families:

• a single mother looking after/bringing up her two daughters

• an uncle and aunt looking after/bringing up their nephew

• a couple without children

• a single man and his dog

• 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.

In my opinion there are also a lots of types of family. There are the stepfamilies formed with the remarriage of a parent and a child or children with another person; the nuclear family with a father, a mother and a child or children; the extended family with different generations of the same family live together; and a single-parent family with only one parent. Also the pets are our family, as cats or dogs.

Es 8 pag 27

In Italy there are about 25.7 millions of families. The 11% of them are single-parent; the 22% of them are couple without child or children; the 33% of them are single; and the 34% of them are couple with children. The 90% of the couple are married, while the 10% aren’t marriage.