1. F&H key words Flashcards
What is meant by ‘family’?
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.
What is meant by ‘household’?
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.
What is meant by ‘family structure’?
The composition of a group of people who live together as a family unit.
What is meant by ‘nuclear family’?
Two generations: parents & children living in the same household.
What is meant by ‘extended family’?
All kin (relations of blood, marriage, adoption or civil partnership) including and beyond the nuclear family.
What is meant by ‘classic extended family’?
What is meant by ‘modified extended family?’
What is meant by ‘beanpole family’?
What is meant by ‘patriarchal family’?
What is meant by ‘matriarchal family’?
What is meant by ‘symmetrical family’?
What is meant by ‘reconstituted family/step-family’?
What is meant by ‘lone-parent family’?
What is meant by ‘same-sex family’?
What is meant by ‘single person household?’
What is meant by ‘pluralistic society?’
What is meant by ‘family diversity?’
What is meant by ‘conjugal roles?’
What is meant by ‘marriage?’
What is meant by ‘first marriages?’
What is meant by ‘remarriages?’
What is meant by ‘civil partnership?’
What is meant by ‘legal partnership?’