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GCSE Sociology · key term
A legally recognised union between partners.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Family forms, diversity and relationshipsKinship is the network of relationships based on blood ties, marriage or adoption. These connections can provide practical help, care and emotional support beyond the people living in one home. Willmott and Young’s study of Bethnal Green in 1957 found strong kinship networks among working-class families, with relatives supporting one another across separate households.
Component 1
A socially recognised union between spouses, whose rules vary between societies.
Distinguish arranged marriage from forced marriage: in an arranged marriage, the individuals consent and can reject a proposed partner.
Distinguish an empty nest family, whose adult children have left home, from an empty shell marriage, whose couple relationship has broken down.
Divorce legally ends a marriage; an empty shell marriage continues legally despite the breakdown of the couple’s emotional relationship.
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Marriage is a socially recognised union between spouses. It can connect wider families as well as the people marrying. These connections may provide support, shared resources and economic opportunities.
