Defonitions

Question 1

Kinship

Answer 1

how individuals are related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption).

Question 2

Achieved status

Answer 2

the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.

Question 3

Ascribed status

Answer 3

the social status of a person that is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life.

Question 4

Habitus

Answer 4

the social status of a person that is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life.

Question 5

Living apart together

Answer 5

A living apart together family is where a couple choose not to cohabitate

Question 6

Same sex couples

Answer 6

Of course, there are really a number of different same-sex family structures, not just one.

Question 7

Beanpole family

Answer 7

a vertical extended family with no (or few) “branches”. This is a multi-generational extended family, or vertical extended family, but is characterised by each generation having few siblings.

Question 8

Symmetrical family

Answer 8

families were becoming more symmetrical, with more joint roles. Women were increasingly going out to work and men were doing more of the housework.

Question 9

Traditional nuclear family

Answer 9

married couple with their own children (2 or 3 of them) where the husband goes out to work and the wife looks after most of the domestic duties, with clear segregated roles.