evaluating the nuclear family

• What is the main topic of the study material?

  Evaluating the decline of the nuclear family
• Who argues regarding family diversity?

  Robert Chester
• What does Chester argue regarding family diversity?

  Chester argues that family diversity is increasing
• What patterns or trends support Chester's view on family diversity?

  Increased cohabitation and single-parent families
• What idea does Pat Thane challenge?

  The idea that nuclear families are the norm
• In what periods were there more nuclear families according to Thane?

  During the post-war period
• What was unusual about marriage rates after the war?

  Marriage rates increased significantly
• What has happened to lone-parenthood according to Thane?

  Lone-parenthood has increased over time