This document discusses how family life can be affected by factors like social class, gender, and ethnicity in the UK. It notes current trends in household composition among different ethnic groups and how social class and gender can influence family life. It also outlines perspectives from functionalism, Marxism, feminism, and the new right on these topics, with functionalists believing in equality, Marxists noting a lack of equal opportunities, feminists arguing for equal treatment of women, and new rights supporting diversity without financial costs.