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1. Families and Households Flashcards

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what were families like 50 years ago

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married at 20-24
2 kids, stay at home mum
live close to parents
mum looks after kids

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what are families like nowadays

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married 26-30
3 kids, parents at work
babysitters/nannies/parents

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what is a same sex partnership

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two people of the same gender in a partnership
around 5-7% of the population

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what is same sex partnership consequence on the family

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1967- legalised male gay
2002- same sex adoption
2004- civil partnership
2014- same sex marriage law

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what is a family

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people who are related by kinship ties, relations of blood, marriage or adoption. cohabitation is becoming a common alternative to marriage or civil partnership

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what is a household

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one person living alone or a group of people living together and share arrangements
students living together at uni
28% of households consisted of people living alone in 2014

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what is living apart together

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not living together but married
grow as individuals
2000- 30% men
2018- 1 in 10 people

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what is living apart together consequence on the family

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space from each other so marriage works
benefit mutually or not happy apart

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what is a lone parent family

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mother or father living without a partner with their dependent children, child below 16 or 16-19 in education
27% of families- 2005
1 in 4 kids

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what is lone parent family consequence on the family

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couples 2x more likely to end marriage- divorce reform act
cohabitation, marriage end in death
welfare available
female independence

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what is beanpole families

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multi generational, extended family, long and thin, few aunts, cousins, fewer children, born in each generation but living for longer

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what is beanpole family consequence on the family

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advanced health care and technology
means ah aging society
fewer children

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what is a reconstituted family

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created as a result of re-marriage usually creating step-brother/sisters

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what is reconstituted family consequence on the family

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more opinions for women now

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what is a one-person household

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people living alone
2006- 3/10 houses

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what is one-person household consequence on the family

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more people living alone choose not to have kids or marry
most alone are elderly
due to aging society

Sociology: Families & Households (7 decks)

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