Net migration and family formation
Net migration (more people entering than leaving) has increased UK family diversity through immigrant families with different structures, cultural practices, and kinship systems.
Real World
After EU freedom of movement opened in 2004, hundreds of thousands of Polish migrants settled in UK cities like Birmingham, bringing multigenerational household norms — grandparents living with adult children — that differ markedly from the UK nuclear family ideal.
Exam Focus
Avoid generalising 'immigrant families'; credit is awarded for naming specific ethnic or national communities and their distinct family structures.
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