Select a family that you know well for your case study family. Relate all tasks to your case study family, the text and other contemporary literature related to
the sociology of the family. For the purposes of this assignment, assign fictitious names to the family members and to maintain the anonymity of those you
write about, do not use sumames-

Task 1 Sociology of family and family life (500 words)

For your case study family, identify the family members, analyse what each family member does, and describe how the family is connected to other groups-
Support your response with references to the text, readings and other current scholarly literature-

Task 2 Diversity within the family (500 words)

Cheal (2002) in Chapter 2, indicates that family complexity takes two main forms:

cultural diversity

situational diversity

Research the forms of family diversity and complexity in contemporary families and illustrate how family complexity and diversity are demonstrated in your
case study family. Support your response to this task with references to current scholarly literature-

Task 3 Intergenerational ties (500 words)

Chapter 3 of the text (Cheal, 2002) suggests that the intergenerational ties between children and grandparents, as well as great-grandparents, may become
more important in the future- Discuss the increasing importance of intergenerational ties within the family. Support your response with references to the text,
readings and other current scholarly literature-

Task 4 Gender differences (500 words)

Discuss the gender differences in providing care for children- Address the cross-cultural differences that exist between families and analyse the implications
of these differences on your case study family. Support your response with references to the text, readings and other current scholarly literature-
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