3.6. Religious teachings about the nature of families in the 21st century

One-Mark Questions

Give one religious belief about the nature of the family. (GCSE Specimen 1)

Give one teaching about the role of parents in a religious family. (GCSE 2022)

Give one reason why some religious believers do NOT support polygamy. (GCSE 2025)

Give one religious teaching about the role of children in the family.

Give one religious belief about extended families.

Give one religious belief about nuclear families.

Give one religious belief about polygamy.

Give one religious teaching about same-sex parents.

Four-Mark Questions

Explain two DIFFERENT religious beliefs about same-sex parents.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions. (GCSE Specimen 2)


Explain two SIMILAR religious beliefs about same-sex parents.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two DIFFERENT religious beliefs about polygamy.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions. (GCSE 2024)


Explain two SIMILAR religious beliefs about polygamy.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two DIFFERENT religious beliefs about the nature of the family.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two SIMILAR religious beliefs about the nature of the family.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.

Explain two DIFFERENT beliefs about the role of parents in the family.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two SIMILAR beliefs about the role of parents in the family.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two DIFFERENT beliefs about the role of children in the family.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two SIMILAR beliefs about the role of children in the family.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two DIFFERENTreligious beliefs about extended families.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two SIMILAR religious beliefs about extended families.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two DIFFERENT religious beliefs about nuclear families.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.


Explain two SIMILAR religious beliefs about nuclear families.

In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.

Six-Mark Questions

Explain two religious beliefs about the role of parents in a religious family.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and teaching in your answer. (GCSE Specimen 1)


Explain two religious views about same-sex parents.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and teaching in your answer. (GCSE 2020)


Explain two religious beliefs about the role of children within the family.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and teaching in your answer. (GCSE 2023)


Explain two religious beliefs about the nature of the family.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and teaching in your answer. (GCSE 2025)


Explain two religious beliefs about extended families.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and teaching in your answer.


Explain two religious beliefs about nuclear families.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious beliefs and teachings in your answer.


Explain two religious beliefs about polygamy.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious beliefs and teachings in your answer.

Twelve-Mark Questions

'A family should have a mother and a father.'

Evaluate this statement.


'Same-sex couples should not raise children.'

Evaluate this statement.


'Children should always obey their parents.'

Evaluate this statement.


'Polygamy is always wrong.'

Evaluate this statement.


'All families should be nuclear families.'

Evaluate this statement.