DEFINITIONS Flashcards
What is meant by Kin?
A wider collection of related people beyond the immediate family
What is meant by Nuclear Families?
made up of no more than two generations (parents and children)
What is Vertical Extended Family?
. made up of three generations who live together or by each other ( also known as the BEANPOLE FAMILY)
What is the Reconstituted Family?
formed by adults who have married previously and who bring children from their previous relationships
What are Murdocks 4 functions of the family?
-SEXUAL-stable satisfaction of the sex drive with the same partner
-REPRODUCTIVE-reproduction of the next generation without which society could not continue
-ECONOMIC-meeting is members economic needs such as food and shelter
-EDUCATIVE-socialisation of the young into society’s shared norms and values
What is Primary Socialisation?
. what your family teaches you when your at home e.g moral, manners, social norms and values
What is a symmetrical family?
sometimes known as the nuclear family
What are Joint Conjugal Roles?
modern ideal of men and women sharing domestic and childcare tasks
What are Segregated Conjugal Roles?
a traditional idea of the man and woman having distinct jobs based on their gender
What is the Ideological State Apparatus?
A system in society within society that controls people’s ideas (it teaches them how to think)
What is the division of labour stated by Parsons?
a system that fits the skills for each gender
