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The traditional model of the family as a married couple with two or more children is no longer the dominant trend,a new study has revealed.
Fewer than two in 10 people say their family fits the stereotype,which most believe is out of date.
More than three quarters of those polled by the Centre for the Modern Family,funded by Scottish Widows,believe single parents and their children can be a proper family.
Politicians,the church,and other establishments,need to recognise families as they are today and not simply push one form on everybody, psychologist Cary Cooper said.
If we dont confront this reality we are in danger of isolating those who need understanding and support, he said.
Of those polled,almost two-thirds believed that same sex couples can have proper families and nearly 60 per cent dont believe that parents have to be married.
Substantial minorities,however,do not accept these views.
