Year 11 Health & Social Care Revision: Employment Prospects & Families

Factors that affect employment prospects

Ethnicity Gender Divorce Physical health Environmental factors Economic factors Effects of children Effect of marriage Influence of other people Attitude of the family Educational experiences

Definitions of Families Extended families Nuclear families Reconstituted families Lone-parent families Record the definitions in your book.

Families Extended Family Is where 3 or 4 generations live together or within close proximity and have regular contact with of each other. Nuclear Family Is where 2 people either married or cohabiting with each other with their children.

Families Reconstituted Family Is where individuals form a relationship with someone who does not have children. This leads to at least one step parent. Lone-parent Family This consists of one parent (90%female) and their children. What reasons could they be alone?