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Sue Barton lecture Friday, 1 February 2013
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Family Life in the UK
Dr Susan Barton
• Family structures• The changing family• Education and socialisation• Support and care
Health and social careThe roles of the public, private and
voluntary sectors
Household
• Single person• Couple• Nuclear family• Single-parent or one-parent
family• Extended family• House mates in shared
houses of multiple occupation
Couples• Partners• Marriage• Husband and
wife• Cohabitation• Same-sex
couple• Civil
partnership
Nuclear family
• Parents and their children
• Mother and father, sons and daughters
• Mum, dad and the kids
Siblingsbrothers and sisters
Extended family - generations
Great grandparents, grandparents, parents, childrenGrandmother, grandfatherGrandma, granny, nannaGrandpa, dranddad
Multigenerational households
Extended familyMother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, Step-mother, step-son
Adoption
Fostering
Changes in the family
The traditional nuclear family is in decline in Britain as more people chose to live alone or as couples without children, data suggests.
Fewer people are getting married, with 143,000 first marriages in England and Wales happening in 2007, compared with 340,000 in 1971
The Office for National Statistics said the most common type of household was the couple family household, but that there had been a "decline" in the proportion of households containing a "traditional" family unit.
The number of people living in family homes with children fell from 52% in 1961 to 36% in 2009, the Office of National Statistics said in 2010.
Single-parent families
Separation and divorce
The changing family(Office of National Statistics)
1961• 11% of homes were single
person households
• 26% contained childless couples
• 3% single parents
2010• 28% of homes are single
person households
• 29% contain childless couples
• 12% single parents
Childcare
Registered childminder Day nursery
Pre-school education under-5s
Sure Start Children’s Centres Nursery school
Children’s Centres
• There are more than 3,600 children’s centres in England. They bring all the different support agencies together to offer a range of services to meet the needs of parents and children, all in one place.
• Somewhere a child can make friends and learn as they play. Parents can get professional advice on health and family matters, learn about training and job opportunities or just socialise with other people.
Services children's centres must offer
• Children’s centres are developed in line with the needs of the local community so no one children’s centre is the same. However, there is a core set of services they must provide:
• •child and family health services, ranging from health visitors to breastfeeding support• •most centres offer high quality childcare and early learning - those that don’t can help advise on local childcare
options
• •advice on parenting, local childcare options and access to specialist services for families like speech therapy, healthy eating advice or help with managing money
• •help for parents to find work or training opportunities, using links to local Jobcentre Plus offices and training providers
Other services at Children’s Centres
The services available will depend on your local area. At many children's centres you can:
•see a dentist, dietician or physiotherapist
•visit the ‘stop smoking’ clinic
•get faster access to expert advice, support and short-term breaks if your child has learning difficulties or disabilities
•talk to Citizens Advice
•take parenting classes
•improve your English if it is not your first language - with someone from your own culture
Primary schoolInfant school, ages 5 to 7Key Stage 1
Junior school, ages 8 to 11Key Stage 2, Up to Year 6
Secondary educationComprehensive schoolKey Stages 3 and 4Ages 11 to 16 GCSE Exams at age 16
Sixth Form or Further EducationSixth Form College Age 16 to 18Mostly academic educationA Level Exams
Further Education College16+ Vocational education
ApprenticeshipsWork-based, vocational education and training
Higher Education
UniversityHigher National DiplomasUndergraduates – degree courses – BA, BScPost-graduate – MA, MSc, MPhil, PhDProfessional and higher vocational courses, eg PGCE, CQSW-
Other children’s services
Play Rangers Youth work and youth clubs
Ageing population
10 million people in the UK are over 65 years old.3 million people are over 80 years old.
Health and Social Care
What services may be available:• A place in a care home or
elderly persons’ home• Home care services• Home helps• Adaptations to the home• Meals• Recreational and
occupational activities• Day centres
People with disabilitiesSocial inclusion and combatting social exclusion
Physical disabilites• Mobility• Access
Learning disabilities• Promoting independence• Access
Voluntary sector
Charities • Age UK• National Childbirth Trust• Mencap• Special Olympics• Menphys• Scope• Samaritans• Red Cross• NSPCC• Guide Dogs for the Blind• Childline• Royal British Legion
Faith organisations
CSRCorporate and Social Responsibility
Companies’ Social and economic alignment, good practice and values
• GrantsSponsorship• A business relationship
The biggest provider of care and support is still the family, especially women
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