Family Life
Chapter 9 Discussion Questions

• How far should the state intervene to regulate family life? Should we not just be left to 'get on with it'?
  
• How far do religious discourses on family life continue to influence the way that we think about it? Are medical discourses just as important?
  
• Does the growth of alternative family forms matter? Do children need both parents?
  
• What are the implications of compulsory heterosexuality? Is any form of sexual activity acceptable?