Patterns, families and households
Patterns, families and households

Patterns are regular social trends. Sociologists track marriage, cohabitation, divorce, childbearing and living arrangements to study family change.
Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Sociology Changing patterns of family life. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a strong grasp of the core sociological perspectives (functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism) early, since they underpin evaluation across every topic and exam question.