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AQA A Level Sociology Families And The Household Practice Test

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Which term refers to a family formed when a previous family breaks up and is reassembled by marriage or cohabitation?
Correct Answer:
Reconstituted family
Explanation:
Reconstituted families form when a previous family breaks up and is reassembled through marriage or cohabitation. This creates a new family unit that includes stepparents and often step-siblings, coming together after divorce or separation. It’s different from a lone-parent family, which centers on one parent raising children without a new partner; from a single person household, which is someone living alone; and from a family formed by same-sex parents, which isn’t defined by a remarriage or reassembly after a breakup. The defining idea is the restructuring of the family through a new partnering arrangement after a previous family has ended.

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