3.3 Changing patterns of family life

• What is the traditional nuclear family structure based on?

  A married couple and their biological children
• Increased divorce rates have contributed to the rise of diverse family types.
• In modern families, husbands are taking on a greater share of childcare
• The shift towards egalitarian gender roles reflects broader societal changes towards greater gender equality
• Declining marriage rates have led to the growth of cohabiting couples and single-parent families.
• Match the factor with its impact:

  Increased divorce rates ↔️ Emergence of blended families

  Declining marriage rates ↔️ Growth of single-parent families

  Changing gender roles ↔️ More egalitarian division of labor

  Advances in reproductive technology ↔️ Enabling same-sex couples to have children
• What type of authority does the husband hold in a traditional nuclear family?

  Dominant
• What is the traditional family model referred to in modern societies?

  Nuclear family
• Cohabiting couples must be married to be considered a family.

  False
• Increased divorce rates have led to a rise in single-parent and blended families
• The rise of diverse family structures reflects increasing diversity and flexibility
• What type of authority structure characterized the traditional nuclear family?

  Patriarchal
• Match the family type with its description:

  Single-parent families ↔️ One parent raising children alone

  Blended families ↔️ Combining children from previous relationships

  Cohabiting couples ↔️ Unmarried couples living together
• Decision-making power is more balanced in modern families compared to traditional nuclear families.


  True
• What type of authority structure characterized traditional families?

  Patriarchal
• In modern families, husbands are taking on a greater share of childcare responsibilities.


  True
• Patriarchal authority is a characteristic of the traditional nuclear family.


  True
• The rise of diverse family types is influenced by factors such as increased divorce rates and changing gender roles.
• What type of family is formed by remarriage and combines children from previous relationships?

  Blended family
• Factors contributing to the rise of diverse family types

  1️⃣ Increased divorce rates

  2️⃣ Declining marriage rates

  3️⃣ Changing gender roles

  4️⃣ Advances in reproductive technology
• What societal change has led to greater acceptance of non-traditional family structures?

  Changing gender roles
• Modern families have shifted towards more egalitarian gender roles.

  True
• What type of technology enables same-sex couples to have children?

  Reproductive technology
• What type of family structure may lead to potential instability for children?

  Single-parent or blended families
• In the traditional nuclear family, the husband holds patriarchal authority.


  True
• What is one factor that has enabled same-sex couples to have children?

  Reproductive technology
• The rise of diverse family structures reflects increasing diversity and flexibility in modern societies.


  True
• In traditional families, the wife was primarily responsible for childcare.

  True
• Increased divorce rates have contributed to the rise of blended families.


  True
• What type of division of labor do egalitarian families have?

  Shared
• In the traditional nuclear family, the husband is the primary breadwinner, while the wife is the homemaker.
• Match the family type with its description:

  Single-parent families ↔️ Families with one parent, often a mother, raising children alone

  Blended families ↔️ Families formed by remarriage, combining children from previous relationships

  Cohabiting couples ↔️ Unmarried couples living together

  Same-sex couples ↔️ Families headed by a same-sex couple
• Single-parent families often consist of one parent, frequently a mother, raising children alone
• What characterizes a same-sex couple family?

  Headed by same-sex couple
• Declining marriage rates have contributed to the rise of cohabitation.


  True
• What was the husband's primary role in the traditional nuclear family?

  Breadwinner
• Cohabitation has led to a rise in cohabiting couples with or without children
• Balancing work and family is a major challenge, particularly for working mothers
• Match the benefit of diverse family structures with its description:

  Greater flexibility ↔️ Allows for various family arrangements

  Increased gender equality ↔️ More balanced roles in families

  Acceptance of non-traditional families ↔️ Reduces stigma
• The shift away from the traditional nuclear family reflects broader societal changes towards greater diversity and flexibility.


  True