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Peter Willmott (18 September 1923 – 8 April 2000) [1] was a British sociologist who along with Michael Young founded the Institute for Community Studies. [2] His studies of family life and housing influenced both social policy and the development of applied social research in Britain after the Second World War .
The research was carried out by Michael Young and Peter Willmott, who had been an integral part of building the welfare state in Britain during the tenure of Clement Attlee and the Labour government between 1945–51.
In 1956, the concept of the matrifocal family was introduced to the study of Caribbean societies by Raymond T. Smith. He linked the emergence of matrifocal families with how households are formed in the region: "The household group tends to be matri-focal in the sense that a woman in the status of 'mother' is usually the de facto leader of the group, and conversely the husband-father, although ...
The Family Life of Old People: An inquiry in East London (Peter Townsend, 1957). Widows and their Families (Peter Marris, 1958). Family and Class in a London Suburb (Peter Willmott and Michael Young, 1960). Family and Social Change in an African City: A study of rehousing in Lagos (Peter Marris, 1961).
John Rex's Discovering sociology : studies in sociological theory and method is published. [ 34 ] Peter Willmott 's and Michael Young 's Symmetrical family; a study of work and leisure in the London region is published.
Michael Young's and Peter Willmott's Family and Kinship in East London; Revised edition of Robert K. Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure is published. Robert K. Merton serves as president of the ASA.
'Big Bang Theory' alum Kaley Cuoco gave a sweet update about her daughter Matilda while promoting her show 'Based on a True Story' season 2.
Family structure is changing drastically and there is a vast variety of different family structures: "The modern family is increasingly complex and has changed profoundly, with greater acceptance for unmarried cohabitation, divorce, single-parent families, same-sex partnerships and complex extended family relations. Grandparents are also doing ...