Family: past paper questions
Real questions on family
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- 0495/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1a(i)[2]
domestic division of labour
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life expectancy.
See it on the paper → - 0495/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1b[2]
State two family structures.
See it on the paper → - 0495/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1c[6]
Describe three ways family life can be positive for its members.
See it on the paper → - 0495/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1d[6]
Explain three ways urbanisation affects family life.
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Discuss the view that family life is diverse. Your answer should include: • at least three developed points with evidence.
See it on the paper → - 0495/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1f[14]
Evaluate the view that the family benefits capitalism. Your answer should include: • at least three arguments for and three arguments against • a conclusion. Education
See it on the paper → - 0495/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1a(i)[2]
empty-shell marriage
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gender role.
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State two ways family life is changing.
See it on the paper → - 0495/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1c[6]
Apart from the nuclear family, describe three types of family.
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Explain three feminist criticisms of the nuclear family.
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Discuss why many women choose to have children later in life. Your answer should include: • at least three developed points with evidence.
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Evaluate the view that the family performs essential functions for its members. Your answer should include: • at least three arguments for and three arguments against • a conclusion. Education
See it on the paper → - 0495/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1a(i)[2]
industrialisation
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ageing population.
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State two ways families can be dysfunctional.
See it on the paper → - 0495/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1c[6]
Explain three reasons why cohabitation is increasing.
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Explain three reasons why many families now have joint conjugal roles.
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Discuss the view that the family is functional. Your answer should include: • at least three developed points with evidence.
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What examiners said
Many candidates were awarded 2 marks for a full definition of ‘cohabitation’. Sometimes, however, there was some vagueness in the definition; the term here means being in a relationship, not just sharing a home.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0495/21 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
This was generally well answered, a few candidates gave alternatives to marriage rather than to the family in their response; these did not get marks.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0495/21 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
Most candidates gave some response about ethnicity and family life. Answers that discussed cultural and religious differences were accepted. Better answers referred to specific examples, e.g. South Asian families perhaps being more likely to be extended/contain traditional gender roles etc. Most candidates referred to minority ethnic groups but the term ‘ethnicity’ allows for any ethnic group. Som...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0495/21 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
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