Family forms, change since the Family Law Act 1975 and family policy

What this note covers

1. Defining family and mapping its modern forms in CAS
2. The Family Law Act 1975: no-fault divorce and its consequences
3. Family change since 1975: households, marriage and diversity
4. Family policy: how governments intervene in family life
5. Worked example: policy change and a constructed family
6. Power, politics and contested family legislation
7. How family and policy are examined in the TCE paper, and what separates a top response

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