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RS WJEC GCSE Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
roles
⼀Answer:⼀ position, status or function of a person in society as well
as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them
family
⼀Answer:⼀ foundation of society- citation Rabbi Schneerson 'family
is a microcosm of the universe'
all human relationships begin and are developed in the family
state importance of family for society
responsibilities
⼀Answer:⼀ actions/duties one is expected to carry on
roles &responsibilities in a family
⼀Answer:⼀ caring for children
caring for other family members, eg elderly
maintaining the family home
earning money to support the family
coahabitation
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⼀Answer:⼀ to live together in a sexual relationship without being
married or in a civil partnership
some people will never marry
some others will marry after a period of cohabitation
civil partnership
⼀Answer:⼀ A civil partnership is a legally recognised relationship
between two people of the same sex. A civil partnership only exists
once it is registered. Once registered it confers the same rights and
responsibilities as marriage.
contraception
⼀Answer:⼀ methods used to prevent a woman from becoming
pregnant during or following a sexual intercourse
gender equality
⼀Answer:⼀ people of all gender enjoying the same rights and
opportunities in all aspects of their lives
commitment
⼀Answer:⼀ a sense of dedication and obligation to someone or
something
types of family
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⼀Answer:⼀ 1)nuclear family: 2 parents and one or more children-
most common in the UK
2)extended family: number of adults and children living together in the
same house, living together and sharing family roles
3)reconstituted family: some divorced adults choose to remarry or live
in a cohabiting relationship. This may lead to the creation of a
reconstituted family; structure is made up of step-parents and step-
children
4)single-parent family: one parent raises one or more children
alone/the number of single-parents families is on the rise in the UK due
to an increase in the number of divorces
1)nuclear family
⼀Answer:⼀ 2 parents and one or more children- most common in the
UK
2)extended family
⼀Answer:⼀ number of adults and children living together in the
same house, living together and sharing family roles
3)reconstituted family
⼀Answer:⼀ some divorced adults choose to remarry or live in a
cohabiting relationship. This may lead to the creation of a
reconstituted family; structure is made up of step-parents and step-
children
4)single-parent family
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⼀Answer:⼀ one parent raises one or more children alone/the
number of single-parents families is on the rise in the UK due to an
increase in the number of divorces
patriarchal views/traditional views
⼀Answer:⼀ family or society controlled by men -pater
women are responsible of domestic life
leader of the family is the father
traditional view of the role of women: Christianity, Islam and Judaism
in the past?
matriarchal
⼀Answer:⼀ family or society controlled by women- mater
changing views
⼀Answer:⼀ shared responsibilities
stay at home dad have doubled from 1993 to 2014
in 2015 new law in the UK to share parental leave to care for new
born babies
families and religion- traditional views
RS WJEC GCSE Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
roles
⼀Answer:⼀ position, status or function of a person in society as well
as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them
family
⼀Answer:⼀ foundation of society- citation Rabbi Schneerson 'family
is a microcosm of the universe'
all human relationships begin and are developed in the family
state importance of family for society
responsibilities
⼀Answer:⼀ actions/duties one is expected to carry on
roles &responsibilities in a family
⼀Answer:⼀ caring for children
caring for other family members, eg elderly
maintaining the family home
earning money to support the family
coahabitation
, Page | 2
⼀Answer:⼀ to live together in a sexual relationship without being
married or in a civil partnership
some people will never marry
some others will marry after a period of cohabitation
civil partnership
⼀Answer:⼀ A civil partnership is a legally recognised relationship
between two people of the same sex. A civil partnership only exists
once it is registered. Once registered it confers the same rights and
responsibilities as marriage.
contraception
⼀Answer:⼀ methods used to prevent a woman from becoming
pregnant during or following a sexual intercourse
gender equality
⼀Answer:⼀ people of all gender enjoying the same rights and
opportunities in all aspects of their lives
commitment
⼀Answer:⼀ a sense of dedication and obligation to someone or
something
types of family
, Page | 3
⼀Answer:⼀ 1)nuclear family: 2 parents and one or more children-
most common in the UK
2)extended family: number of adults and children living together in the
same house, living together and sharing family roles
3)reconstituted family: some divorced adults choose to remarry or live
in a cohabiting relationship. This may lead to the creation of a
reconstituted family; structure is made up of step-parents and step-
children
4)single-parent family: one parent raises one or more children
alone/the number of single-parents families is on the rise in the UK due
to an increase in the number of divorces
1)nuclear family
⼀Answer:⼀ 2 parents and one or more children- most common in the
UK
2)extended family
⼀Answer:⼀ number of adults and children living together in the
same house, living together and sharing family roles
3)reconstituted family
⼀Answer:⼀ some divorced adults choose to remarry or live in a
cohabiting relationship. This may lead to the creation of a
reconstituted family; structure is made up of step-parents and step-
children
4)single-parent family
, Page | 4
⼀Answer:⼀ one parent raises one or more children alone/the
number of single-parents families is on the rise in the UK due to an
increase in the number of divorces
patriarchal views/traditional views
⼀Answer:⼀ family or society controlled by men -pater
women are responsible of domestic life
leader of the family is the father
traditional view of the role of women: Christianity, Islam and Judaism
in the past?
matriarchal
⼀Answer:⼀ family or society controlled by women- mater
changing views
⼀Answer:⼀ shared responsibilities
stay at home dad have doubled from 1993 to 2014
in 2015 new law in the UK to share parental leave to care for new
born babies
families and religion- traditional views
