Life Transitions 20, 30

(a)	Investigate various family structures (e.g., nuclear, blended, extended, same-sex, single-parent, step-parent, common-law, adoptive).
(b)	Conduct an inquiry into how family roles have changed over time.
(c)	Research and compare the roles and responsibilities of family members in various cultures.
(d)	Examine how individual roles and responsibilities (e.g., becoming a parent, becoming a grandparent, finding a birth parent) in a family may change through a lifecycle.
(e)	Explore how family demographics (e.g. number of family members, birth order, co-habitation status) may affect relationships through the life cycle.
(f)	Examine how recent world events have impacted family relationships.
(g)	Analyze the impact specific stressful events (e.g., financial concerns, loss of employment, critical illness, divorce) may have on the dynamics of a family.
(h)	Inquire into the effects of intergenerational or unresolved trauma (e.g., abuse, residential schools, missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, domestic violence) on a family.