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Understanding society: families
Understanding society: families

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Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • demonstrate an awareness of some of the debates and key concepts involved in the study of family life;

  • show the connectedness that has developed over time between the work men and women do inside the home and women's role in paid employment

  • use numerical data to show the diversity of family life in the UK and to provide a first opportunity at ‘reading’ numbers.