A Level Sociology Exam Practice Families And
Households Questions With All Correct &
Verified Answers
Explain what is meant by the infant mortality rate Correct answer-The number of live babies that
die in the first year of their life per 1000 per year
Suggest two reasons for rising life expectancy apart from improvements in medicine and health care
Correct answer-Better health education, we are now taught and informed on the most beneficial
diets, exercises and how to do it properly through a range of accessible services as well as media.
Also very aware of what is good and bad for the body and clubs that support things like this weight
watchers.
Better living conditions, with improvements on sanitation so less likely to get illnesses as well as
better infrastructure to keep away dampness and better sewage systems that don't infiltrate our
water systems to keep clean and healthy.
Identify three reasons for the changes in divorce rate apart from changes in divorce law. (6 marks)
Correct answer-women's greater financial independence. Don't need a man to depend on because
women are now succeeding in well off jobs and careers due to feminism and the genderquake as
well as legislation like the equal pay act and sex discrimination acts providing equal opportunities.
Goode&Gibson Secularisation. Less religious views, as marriage itself has become a less religious and
sacred ceremony and a more practical personal one with 1/3 of church marriages the church have
taken a less rigid view on divorce making it more acceptable and not having a negative stigma.
As there is more childless couples, when getting a divorce there isn't any complex deal of custody
when there is no children so less troubles are taken away, making it easier and quicker process with
no extra emotional strain.
Explain what is meant by a 'beanpole' family Correct answer-A beanpole family is one which is
multigenerational, long and thin so it's similar to a vertically extended family where the generations
get smaller and smaller. 4 Grandparents, 2 parents and 1 child.
Identify two ways in which men may exploit and/or oppress women within families Correct
answer-Radical feminists would say domestic violence and rape are ways of exploiting and supressing
women by being in control and dominating a situation like this so a women feel low and a subject to
men.
Through expecting a women to take on the dual burden or triple shift, a lot of men expect a women
to do the domestics task which is a very traditional role as well as subjecting them to take extra
pressures at home which is unpaid. And taking away their financial accessibility means they lose
control of something key to living.
Identify three features of a symmetrical family Correct answer-Joint conjugal roles. They equally
distribute domestic tasks and childcare into either male/female jobs or a rota this is common due to
both being in paid work so there's less time for a women to do full housework so the men have
picked up some of this role.
Households Questions With All Correct &
Verified Answers
Explain what is meant by the infant mortality rate Correct answer-The number of live babies that
die in the first year of their life per 1000 per year
Suggest two reasons for rising life expectancy apart from improvements in medicine and health care
Correct answer-Better health education, we are now taught and informed on the most beneficial
diets, exercises and how to do it properly through a range of accessible services as well as media.
Also very aware of what is good and bad for the body and clubs that support things like this weight
watchers.
Better living conditions, with improvements on sanitation so less likely to get illnesses as well as
better infrastructure to keep away dampness and better sewage systems that don't infiltrate our
water systems to keep clean and healthy.
Identify three reasons for the changes in divorce rate apart from changes in divorce law. (6 marks)
Correct answer-women's greater financial independence. Don't need a man to depend on because
women are now succeeding in well off jobs and careers due to feminism and the genderquake as
well as legislation like the equal pay act and sex discrimination acts providing equal opportunities.
Goode&Gibson Secularisation. Less religious views, as marriage itself has become a less religious and
sacred ceremony and a more practical personal one with 1/3 of church marriages the church have
taken a less rigid view on divorce making it more acceptable and not having a negative stigma.
As there is more childless couples, when getting a divorce there isn't any complex deal of custody
when there is no children so less troubles are taken away, making it easier and quicker process with
no extra emotional strain.
Explain what is meant by a 'beanpole' family Correct answer-A beanpole family is one which is
multigenerational, long and thin so it's similar to a vertically extended family where the generations
get smaller and smaller. 4 Grandparents, 2 parents and 1 child.
Identify two ways in which men may exploit and/or oppress women within families Correct
answer-Radical feminists would say domestic violence and rape are ways of exploiting and supressing
women by being in control and dominating a situation like this so a women feel low and a subject to
men.
Through expecting a women to take on the dual burden or triple shift, a lot of men expect a women
to do the domestics task which is a very traditional role as well as subjecting them to take extra
pressures at home which is unpaid. And taking away their financial accessibility means they lose
control of something key to living.
Identify three features of a symmetrical family Correct answer-Joint conjugal roles. They equally
distribute domestic tasks and childcare into either male/female jobs or a rota this is common due to
both being in paid work so there's less time for a women to do full housework so the men have
picked up some of this role.
