Cambridge IGCSETM

SOCIOLOGY 0495
Paper 2 March 2023
50 Minutes

You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet.

You will need: answer booklet (enclosed)

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer one question, ensuring to answer all parts.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 35.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
Family

The period of industrialization has caused many changes to the family making the family a
diverse institution. For example, an empty-nest family is very different to a cereal-packet
family. The family also has many functions. However, sociologists debate whether functions are
the same in all types of families.

(a) What is meant by the term “empty-nest family”? [2]

(b) Describe two ways a family can be symmetrical. [4]

(c) Explain how the family is functional for society. [6]

(d) Explain why many familes do not fit the stereotype of the cereal packet family. [8]

(e) To what extent has industrialization changed family life? [15]