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Families and Households Flashcards

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Arranged marriage

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Marriages organised by parents to match their children to someone of a similar background and status

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Bourgeoisie

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A capitalist society

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Beanpole family

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A multi generational family which is long and thin. It reflects fewer children being born in each generation but living longer

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Birth rate

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The number of live births per 1000 of the population per year

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Culture

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Lessons learned by a group of people who share the same beliefs and transmit these through generations

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Consensus

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An agreement

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Conflict

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Two theories with opposing views

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Conjugal roles

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Roles/tasks (usually domestic) which are divided between genders

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Classic extended family

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Extended families that live together or close by; the members of the family see each other regularly

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Cohabiting couple

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Unmarried couple in a sexual relationship that live together

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Capitalism

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The higher class ruling over the lower class

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Cereal packet family

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Stereotype promoted in advertising and media. Shares the idea that the family is based on love and that it is a nurturing, caring and loving institutions

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Child abuse

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Violence and abuse perpetrated by adults against children

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Dual burden

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The female doing both paid work and domestic work

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Difference feminist

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Stress the importance of radical/ethnic differences between women. Age, class and nationality impact on experiences of women

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Domestic abuse

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Violence and abuse perpetrated by one adult partner against another

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Demographics

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Quantifiable characteristics of a given population

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Divorce

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The legal termination of a marriage

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Death rate

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The number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year

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Dependent age groups

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Those under 17 (18 from 2015) and those over retirement age

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Dependent population

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The section of population which is not in work and is supported by those who are, such as under 18s, pensioners, the unemployed and those on benefits

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Egalitarian

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Equality

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Empty nest family

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Children have moved out of the family home and the parents live there alone

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Extended family

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Consists of all kin including and beyond the nuclear family

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Expressive leader

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The ‘caring’ role, typically adopted by the female

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Emigration

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Leaving the usual country of residence for another country for a period of time (at least a year), so that the country of destination becomes the usual place of usual residence

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Functionalism

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Theory which states every part of society plays a vital role

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Feminism

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Theory devoted to a social, political and economic equality of the sexes

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Familial ideology

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The medias idea of the ‘perfect family’ which is inflicted on us to make us believe thats how it should be

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Gender quake

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A shift in power from men to women

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General fertility rate

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The number of live births per 1000 women of child-bearing age (15-44) per year

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Household

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Everyone who lives within the same residence however, they don’t have to be blood related

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Harmony

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Everyone in society works together and agrees with each other

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Instrumental role

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The ‘breadwinner’ which is the working role, typically adopted by the male

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Industrial revolution

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Families live in cities, father works for bourgeoise, children go to school and mothers stay at home/possibly get a job (Functional Fit)

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Infant mortality rate

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The number of deaths of children under the age of one per 1000 of the population per year

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Immigration

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Entering another country for the period of at least a year, so that country becomes the one of usual residence

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Joint conjugal roles

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Couples share tasks and spend leisure time together

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Lone parent family

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One parent family which can either be a single mother/father

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Liberal feminist

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Believe gender discrimination is caused by ignorance and prejudice but believe now that women contribute a wage, they should have more say in decision making and domestic roles

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Life expectancy

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An estimate of how long the average person can be expected to live

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Marxism

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Theory devoted to analysing inequalities of wealth and class

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Matriarchal

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Female dominated society

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Macro approach

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A study conducted on a large scale, looking at society overall

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Micro approach

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A study conducted on a small scale, looking at individuals

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Modified extended family

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Live apart with regular contact

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March of progress

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Things are changing for the better

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Marxist feminist

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Women work is exploited by the ruling class. Women produce and bring up children at little cost to the capitalist state

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Maternal deprivation

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Women have their children and have them taken off them straight after birth

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Monogamy

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One husband and one wife

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Migration

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Changing the country of usual residence for a year, so the country of destination becomes the country of usual residence

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Norms

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Specific rules which govern behaviour in certain situations

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New Right

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Sociological theory influenced by conservative politicians who believe nuclear family is best

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Nuclear family

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A man and a women (husband and wife) with children who all live together

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Net migration

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The difference between immigration and emigration

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Natural population change

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Changes in the size of a population due to changes in the number of births and deaths, excluding migration

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Oppression

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Women aren’t allowed to do something

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Organic analogy

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Society is like the body and every part relies on each other to function properly

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Primary socialisation

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Process by which parents/family members teach children the culture of the society in which they live

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Proletariat

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Used by Marxists to describe the working class

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Patriarchal

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A male dominated society

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Pre industrialisation

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Everyone in the family lives and works on the farm, getting food, money, etc. Typically, gender roles

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Polygamy

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Marriage to more than one partner at a time

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Polyandry

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One wife and two or more husbands

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Polygyny

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One husband and two or more wives

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Population projections

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Predictions of future changes in population size and composition based on past and present population changes

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Radical feminist

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Believe genders are extremely unequal, men control women, division of labour is natural and unchangeable

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Reconstituted family

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One or both parents have been married before, they bring with them children from previous marriage or relationships

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Stabilisation of adult personalities

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Function of the family to relive the stresses of modern day workplaces

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Socialisation

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The process of learning norms and values

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Secondary socialisation

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The later stage of the process of learning norms and values, usually carried out by friends, teachers and others

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Structural view

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States we are shaped by society

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Symmetrical family

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Male and female share roles and responsibilities

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Social action view

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We are individual and have choice of freedom, we create society and life that we want

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Social policy

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A law which affects society and families

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Secularisation

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Decline in the importance of religion

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Serial monogamy

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A series of monogamous marriages

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Separated conjugal roles

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The idea that domestic roles are split between the genders in the form of traditional ideas

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Singlehood

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Living without a partner and never having had children

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Triple shift

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Paid work, domestic work and emotional work

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Total fertility rate

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The average number of children women will have during their child bearing years

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Values

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General principles or goals

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Warm bath theory

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Women in the family are the ‘bath’, provide love and support for everyone in the household

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