AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
A family including relatives beyond parents and their children, such as grandparents, aunts or uncles. Relatives may live together or maintain close support across households.
Revise: Family FormsExtended families need not all live together. In a modified extended family, relatives live in separate households but maintain regular contact and provide support. The extended family therefore describes relationships as well as a possible living arrangement.
- Revise: Changing Relationships Within Families
A family involving relatives beyond a couple and their children, such as grandparents, aunts or uncles; these relatives need not all live together.