Geographical Location

• Eversley and Bonnerjea argue certain types of families are more common to emerge in different areas of the UK
• Geriatric wards attract elderly and retired couples (Southport)
• Rural areas are for families who work in agriculture and are more likely to be extended and traditional
• Older declining industrial areas (Sheffield) often have traditional family structures and relationships
• The South/Sunbelt, attract mobile two-parent families more likely to be middle class and owner occupiers
• Inner Cities experience high levels of deprivation and are more likely to have single parents who are isolated from kin
• Recently declining industrial areas (Midlands) are dominated by diverse structures