Concepts & Definitions Flashcards
Define ‘ageing population’.
The median age of the population in a country is increasing.
Define ‘ageism’.
Prejudice towards or discriminating against someone because of their age.
Define a ‘beanpole family’.
Multiple generations of relatives living together.
Define ‘birth rate’.
Number of live births of a population per 1,000 per year.
Define ‘breadwinner’.
The main person who earns money for their household.
Define ‘bourgeoisie’.
The capitalist class who own most of society’s wealth and means of production.
Define ‘cohabitation’.
Two people in a relationship who live together but aren’t married.
Define ‘conjugal roles’.
Roles played by the male/female partner in a relationship.
Define ‘consensus’.
A general agreement.
Define ‘consumption’.
Using up a resource or buying products.
Define ‘consumption as compensation’.
When parents buy toys and other products for their children to compensate for not being there.
Define ‘consumerism’.
The promotion of the interests of consumers.
Define a ‘close knit family’.
One bound together by intimate ties.
Define ‘child-centred’.
Giving priority to the interests/needs of children.
Define ‘children as an economic asset’.
Those who work and give to the economy.
Define ‘children as an economic liability’.
Those who don’t work and rely on their parents to provide for them.
Define ‘conservative party’.
Political party promoting enterprise and private ownership.
Define ‘conservative’.
Holding traditional values, such as favouring private ownership.
Define ‘classic and modified extended family’.
Classic = Several related nuclear families living in the same household. Modified = Relatives who live far away but still keep in contact
Define ‘co-parenting’.
Separated parents who share responsibility and duties for their children.
Define ‘capitalism’.
A system that is based on private ownership of property and businesses, searching to increase profits.
Define ‘creative singlehood’.
Choosing to stay single as a lifestyle choice.
Define a ‘cereal packet family’.
A certain type of nuclear family that people often imagine or that the media represents for advertising.
Define ‘confluent love’.
Relationships that only last as long as the partners find satisfaction.
Define ‘commercialisation of childhood’.
The effects of advertising on children.
Define a ‘civil partnership’.
A legally recognised union of a same-sex couple with rights similar to those of marriage.
Define ‘dysfunctional’.
Something that doesn’t operate normally.
Define ‘domestic labour’.
Working within the employers household, such as a maid.
Define ‘domestic division of labour’.
The separation of chores/roles within the household.
Define ‘demography’.
The study of a changing population.
Define ‘family diversity’.
Having a variety of family types in a society at any one time.
Define ‘death rate’.
The ratio of deaths of the population in a particular area.
Define ‘double/second shift’.
Someone having two work loads, such as a job and being a mother.
Define ‘divorce’.
Legally dissolving a marriage between two people.
Define ‘dual income families’.
When the parents of a family both earn an annual income.
Define ‘dependency ratio’.
Population ratio of those not in labour and those who are.
Define an ‘expressive role’.
The individual (stereotypically a woman) in a family who holds the characteristics such as caring, loving, affectionate.
Define ‘emigration’.
Leaving a country to settle permanently in another.
Define an ‘empty shell marriage’.
One where two spouses continue to live in the same house but as separate individuals due to lack of love.
Define ‘emotion work’.
Management of your own feelings in a conscious effort to maintain a relationship.
Define ‘family’.
A group of people consisting of parents and children.
