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2 The term ‘life course’ means the developments and changes in people’s lives over a period of time.
3 One reason why there is a high rate of lone parent families among Black Caribbean and Black African families in Britain might be that because of high rates of unemployment or other reasons, males from these ethnic groups find it difficult to carry out the traditional breadwinner role.
A second reason that has been suggested is that they follow a different family type, which has been imported to Britain, where the mother relies more on female relatives than on her male partner to support her family.
4 One reason for the increase in the number of beanpole families in Britain is that women are having fewer children on average; this means children have fewer siblings and then in the next generation there are fewer aunts, uncles and cousins.
A second reason for the increase in beanpole families is increased life expectancy, meaning more generations of a family are likely to be alive at any time, making the family ‘tall’ as well as …show more content…
A second problem is that the husband and wife might give different and incompatible accounts of the amount of domestic labour they do, basing their accounts on their perceptions rather than an accurate record.
5 One reason why victims of domestic violence may be reluctant to report the crime is that they fear further violence.
A second reason is that they may also doubt that reporting the crime will result in any action ending or reducing the abuse.
Finally, they may not wish any punishment to be given to the offender, either because they still believe their relationship can be saved or because they believe this would not be in the best interests of children.
Exam-style short essay questions
01 14 marks for AO1, 10 for AO2
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A third reason was general improvement in living standards, with higher wages, better heated homes with less damp, and better nutrition.
4 One reason why the fertility rate has fallen is that contraception has become more widely available, with the contraceptive pill giving women control over their fertility and the ability to choose how many children to have.
A second reason is that women are on average having their first child at a later age, often after working for more years than used to be the case, so that the period of their lives in which they have children is shorter.
A third reason is that the infant and child mortality rates have fallen dramatically, so that women can be fairly certain that their children will survive into adulthood.
5 Note: this is not an exam-style question.
Points that could be made in an answer to this question include:
• Migration is usually done byworking-age adults, who will be economically active and pay taxes, which will in part be used to support the dependent
3 One reason why there is a high rate of lone parent families among Black Caribbean and Black African families in Britain might be that because of high rates of unemployment or other reasons, males from these ethnic groups find it difficult to carry out the traditional breadwinner role.
A second reason that has been suggested is that they follow a different family type, which has been imported to Britain, where the mother relies more on female relatives than on her male partner to support her family.
4 One reason for the increase in the number of beanpole families in Britain is that women are having fewer children on average; this means children have fewer siblings and then in the next generation there are fewer aunts, uncles and cousins.
A second reason for the increase in beanpole families is increased life expectancy, meaning more generations of a family are likely to be alive at any time, making the family ‘tall’ as well as …show more content…
A second problem is that the husband and wife might give different and incompatible accounts of the amount of domestic labour they do, basing their accounts on their perceptions rather than an accurate record.
5 One reason why victims of domestic violence may be reluctant to report the crime is that they fear further violence.
A second reason is that they may also doubt that reporting the crime will result in any action ending or reducing the abuse.
Finally, they may not wish any punishment to be given to the offender, either because they still believe their relationship can be saved or because they believe this would not be in the best interests of children.
Exam-style short essay questions
01 14 marks for AO1, 10 for AO2
Suggested …show more content…
A third reason was general improvement in living standards, with higher wages, better heated homes with less damp, and better nutrition.
4 One reason why the fertility rate has fallen is that contraception has become more widely available, with the contraceptive pill giving women control over their fertility and the ability to choose how many children to have.
A second reason is that women are on average having their first child at a later age, often after working for more years than used to be the case, so that the period of their lives in which they have children is shorter.
A third reason is that the infant and child mortality rates have fallen dramatically, so that women can be fairly certain that their children will survive into adulthood.
5 Note: this is not an exam-style question.
Points that could be made in an answer to this question include:
• Migration is usually done byworking-age adults, who will be economically active and pay taxes, which will in part be used to support the dependent