How Family Life Changed in BritainDifferent people have different views on what family really is. The Oxford Dictionary defines family as “a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit.” In my opinion, a family is a collective collection of people related by blood. British societies have strongly emphasized the importance of family in culture. “The family unit is a community of people where moral values ​​are taught and the spiritual and cultural heritage of society is transmitted,” states the Catholic Education Resource Center (2010). As more emphasis is placed on the importance of family, there is concern that traditional families will disappear over time and are now being replaced by modern families. “Family life is changing in the United Kingdom,” reports Mark Easton, editor-in-chief of the BBC (05/02/2010). These changes automatically lead to changes in the culture and traditions in Britain. As there is a cause for everything, this change that began in the 20th century is due to the ways in which family members interact with each other. So what has changed in British family values ​​and norms? A typical/traditional British family is one that existed many years ago. However, during the 20th century, great changes occurred in family values ​​and norms. Before the 20th century, a family consisted of a mother, father and children all living together under the same roof. Even when children were growing up, they lived close to their parents, in the same town, or even on the same street. Today, most families are not complete. Most of the family left their families to pursue their own dreams elsewhere. According to the Office for National Statistics 2009, the proportion of people leaving...... middle of paper......Useless UK information. Blake Editions4. CeeCee Lynne, how family life has changed in a generation. Helium. Available at :5. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Divorce. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce (accessed 04/19/2010)6. ANON., The cabinet office (2008). Families in Britain. Available at: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/111945/families_in_britain.pdf (accessed 22/04/2010)7. ANON., Catholic Education (2005) importance of family. http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/social_justice/sj00188.html, accessed 04/22/2010)8. Mark Easton (2010) How is family life changing?. BBC NEWS May 2.9. ANON., (2008) report on British families. Policy exchange. Available at: www.policyexchange.org (accessed 2/05/2010)