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C/S/421. Can a family be defined as a married heterosexual couple and their children?

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1350
DATE:
2011
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The paper looks at the social changes within the family and the challenges to a conventional definition of the family as a married heterosexual couple and their children. The position of modern social scientists is discussed arguing whether a nuclear family in the UK can still be defined as parents and their children.

 

KEYWORDS: Family, heterosexual couple, parents and children,