AOS2 Definitions Flashcards
Define family
A social institution containing a group of people with shared and/or cultural heritage, affinity or residence.
Define adoption
A process involving non-biological parents requesting legal rights and responsibility for a child. Adoption can occur between related family members or unrelated individuals.
Define nuclear family
A social group consisting of a mother, a father and any number of dependent children (either their own or adopted) spanning two generations who live together in the same household.
Define extended family
Social group consisting immediate family members and non-immediate family members spanning two or more generations, such as aunts, uncles, cousins and other descendants from a common ancestor.
Define co-habitation
A living situation whereby two or more unmarried adults share a household over a prolonged period.
What is one parent family?
Families based on a person who is not in a couple relationship, but forms a parent-child relationship with at least one person (child) in the household.
What is a stepfamily?
A family structure involving both or one of the adults bringing children from a previous relationship into the current relationship.
What is same-sex couple parenting?
A social structure that encompasses a range of family arrangements including children raised by same-sex attracted couples or adult couples with at least one LGBT partner, or a lone parent identifying as LGBT.
What is the functionalist view on family?
Family is viewed as performing certain functions including socialisation, regulation of sexual activity, social placement and material and emotional security in order to maintain the status quo.
What is the feminist view on family?
Feminism is a theoretical perspective advocates for gender equality by opposing sexism and patriarchy. Feminism views family as not being beneficial for women and believes that families exhibit a patriarchy where males dominate and the women are treated in equally.
What is homogenous thinking?
A form of thinking that categorises a group in a one-dimensional and often simplistic way.
What is heterogenous thinking?
A form of thinking that acquires a more complex and diverse understanding of the group being studied.
What is the comparative perspective?
A comparative perspective is based on the view that a society or social system cannot be fully understood without comparing it to other societies.
What is polygamy and how is it view in Australia?
Polygamy is a marriage of one individual to multiple partners of the opposite sex. Polygamous marriages may not be performed in Australia, and the practice of polygamy is prohibited. A person who marries another person, knowing that the previous marriage is still subsisting commits an offence of bigamy which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment.
What are arranged marriages?
Arranged marriages is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are selected by a third party rather than by each other. Arranged marriages should not be confused with the practice of forced marriages. In an arranged marriage, while the meeting of spouses is arranged by family members, relative or friends, the spouses agree of their own free will to marry.
