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1. F&H key words Flashcards

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What is meant by ‘family’?

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A monogamous marriage between a man & a woman, plus their child/children, all sharing the same residence. Any set of arrangements that those involved see as a family, is a family.

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What is meant by ‘household’?

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A person living alone or a group of people living together e.g. sharing meals, bills, housework ect. This group may or may not be related to one another.

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What is meant by ‘family structure’?

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The composition of a group of people who live together as a family unit.

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What is meant by ‘nuclear family’?

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Two generations: parents & children living in the same household.

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What is meant by ‘extended family’?

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All kin (relations of blood, marriage, adoption or civil partnership) including and beyond the nuclear family.

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What is meant by ‘classic extended family’?

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An extended family sharing the same household or living near each other.

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What is meant by ‘modified extended family?’

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An extended family living apart, but keeping in touch by phone, letters, email, social media and frequent visits.

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What is meant by ‘beanpole family’?

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A multi-generation extended family which is long and thin, few aunts/uncles/cousins, reflecting fewer children being born in each generation, but people living longer.

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What is meant by ‘patriarchal family’?

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A family where authority is held by males.

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What is meant by ‘matriarchal family’?

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A family where authority is held by females.

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What is meant by ‘symmetrical family’?

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A family where the authority and households tasks are shared between partners.

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What is meant by ‘reconstituted family/step-family’?

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One or both individuals previously married, with children from previous relationships.

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What is meant by ‘lone-parent family’?

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Lone parents with dependent children, commonly after separation, but may arise from death or unwillingness to marry/cohabit.

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What is meant by ‘same-sex family’?

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A same-sex family living together with their children.

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What is meant by ‘single person household?’

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An individual living alone.

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What is meant by ‘pluralistic society?’

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A society in which cultures and lifestyles are more diverse.

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What is meant by ‘family diversity?’

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Idea that there are a range of family types, rather that a single dominant one.

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What is meant by ‘conjugal roles?’

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The ‘roles’ played by spouses.

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What is meant by ‘marriage?’

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The legally or formally recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.

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What is meant by ‘first marriages?’

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Marriages where one or both partners had never been married previously or formed a civil partnership.

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What is meant by ‘remarriages?’

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Marriages where one or both partners were previously married or formed a civil partnership.

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What is meant by ‘civil partnership?’

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A legal relationship which can be registered by two people who are not related to each other. The rights are similar to those of a marriage.

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What is meant by ‘legal partnership?’

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Either a civil partnership or marriage between either a same-sex or opposite-sex couple.

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What is meant by ‘serial monogamy?’

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A trend of marriage-divorce remarriages

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What is meant by ‘civil ceremony?’

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A non-religious legal marriage ceremony preformed by a government official or functionary.

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What is meant by ‘secularisation?’

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Transformation of a society from a religious valued society towards a non-religious society.

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What is meant by ‘stigma?’

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A strong feeling of disapproval that most people in society have about something, especially when this is unfair.

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What is meant by ‘cohabitation?’

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When an unmarried couple in a sexual relationship living together.

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What is meant by ‘patriarchal?’

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A society based on male domination. A system or ideology of male power over women.

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What is meant by ‘divorce?’

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The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.

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What is meant by ‘separation?’

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Financial and legal affairs of the couple are separated but they remain married and are not free to re-marry.

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What is meant by ‘empty-shell marriages?’

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Where the separated couple continue to live together but live as separate individuals and remain married in name only.

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What is meant by ‘dual burden?’

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When someone is responsible for two jobs, Usually applied to women who are in paid work, but also responsible for domestic labour.

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What is meant by ‘triple shift?’

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When a person deals with paid work ,domestic work and emotional work.

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What is meant by ‘individualisation thesis?’

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The duty to remain with the same partner for life, loses their hold over individuals meaning individuals become free to pursue their own self-interest.

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What is meant by ‘serial monogamy?’

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The fact or custom of having a number of sexual relationships one after another, but never at the same time.

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What is meant by ‘childbearing?’

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The act of having children.

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What is meant by ‘Childrearing?’

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How children are brought up and raised.

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What is meant by ‘living apart together?’

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People who are in a serious relationship but not married or cohabiting.

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What is meant by ‘creative singlehood?’

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A term coined by Stein to suggest that people are deliberately choosing to live alone.

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What is meant by ‘families of choice?’

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People who may not be blood related by blood or marriage but who feel a sense of belonging together and choose to define themselves as a family.

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What is meant by ‘blended family?’

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Family made up of stepchildren and half siblings.

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What is meant by ‘?co-parenting’?

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Both separated parents raise the child as they split their week between households.

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What is meant by ‘bi-nuclear family?’

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Two separate post-break up households that are seen as one family system.

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What is meant by ‘friendship as kinship?’

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Friends become family.

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What is meant by ‘multiple nuclear families?’

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Close and frequent contact between siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins who often make a big contribution to childrearing.

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What is meant by ‘ethnicity?’

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The social group a person belongs to as a result of a mix of cultural and other factors.

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What is meant by ‘immigration?’

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The movement of individuals away from their country of origin to a new country.

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What is meant by ‘plurality?’

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A range of uniqueness, more than one.

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What is meant by ‘neo-conventional nuclear family?’

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A nuclear family composed of dual earners.

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What is meant by ‘divorce extended family?’

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The continued extended family relationship after a couple divorces.

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What is meant by ‘family practices?’

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The everyday actions that family members undertake with the intention of impacting one another.

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What is meant by ‘life course?’

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A sequence of socially defined events and roles that the individual enacts over time.

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What is meant by ‘life course analysis?’

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In-depth unstructured interviews with families to explore the meaning of events and understand the choices people have made.

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What is meant by ‘individualisation thesis?’

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The influence of traditional structures and norms are weakening. This leading to more family diversity, risk and instability.

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What is meant by ‘do-it-yourself biography?’

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individuals life course is constructed by themselves, and this has a huge implications for the family.

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What is meant by ‘pure relationship?’

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A relationship held together by being based on satisfying needs and not societal norms.

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What is meant by ‘negotiated family?’

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Families decide what is best for them and what meets their needs and wishes.

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What is meant by ‘zombie category?’

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The family appears to be alive but in reality its dead. People want to be secure in an insecure world but the family is too unstable to provide this.

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What is meant by ‘personal life perspective?’

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