Chapter 19 Flashcards
What is a family?
A family is a group of people related by blood, marriage or adoption
What are the 4 types of family?
- nuclear family
- extended family
- blended family
- one-parent family
what is a nuclear family?
Parents and their children living in the same house
What is extended family?
Parents and children together with other relations such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins
What is a blended family?
Created when two families are combined due to a second relationship
What are the functions of the family?
- physical needs
- emotional needs
- economic needs
What are the influences on family life?
- Cultural factors
- social factors
- economic factors
What are children’s rights?
The right to:
- love and understanding
- be cared for and to receive food
- receive education
- be protected by cruelty, neglect and abuse
What are children’s responsibilities?
- respect their parents
- take care of personal space
- do homwork and chores
- interact and play with siblings
What is a role?
A role is the way we are expected to behave
What can lead to role confusion for a teenager?
Teenagers begin to take on the responsibilities of an adult but they may not be given the freedoms they want
What is a gender/sex role?
Gender/sex role means the way one in expected to act because of their gender
What happens when gender roles are enforced?
- both boys and girls develop a limited role
- boys can have difficulty expressing their emotions and girls can have no confidence when it comes to showing their intelligence or their talents
- the two genders can have greater difficulty developing relationships together
What is a stereotype?
A stereotype is a fixed image of how people should behave
What is gender equality?
The idea that males and females should have equal rights, equal responsibilities and opportunities
