Families and households definitions

Question 1

What is a LAT?

Answer 1

Living Apart Together.

When two people are in a relationship but do not live under the same roof.

Question 2

What is a nuclear family?

Answer 2

Two generational

Dependent children

Question 3

Define divorce.

Answer 3

Legal termination of marriage.

Question 4

Define separation.

Answer 4

Physical separation of spouses.

Question 5

Define empty shell marriage.

Answer 5

People who are married in name only, and who live together. May only stay together because of children.

Question 6

Define ‘shot gun weddings’.

Answer 6

Where couples marry to legitimise a pregnancy.

Question 7

Define lone-parent family

Answer 7

A family unit headed by one parent usually a women

Question 8

Define neo-conventional family

Answer 8

A dual earning family with a nuclear family structure

Question 9

Define privatised family

Answer 9

A nuclear family separated from external kin

Question 10

Define serial monogamy

Answer 10

When a person has been in two or more relationships one after another in the course of their lifetime

Question 11

Define patriarchal ideology

Answer 11

The view/belief that men are more powerful within the family

Question 12

Define nuclear family

Answer 12

A two generational family unit made up of two parents and dependent children

Question 13

Define negotiated family

Answer 13

Where the women is in a stronger postition to negotiate on who takes what roles within the family

Question 14

Define gender devision of Labour

Answer 14

When domestic work and roles are divided between male and females based on traditional gender stereotypes and expectations

Question 15

Define matrilocal family

Answer 15

A family where the women is the head of the family in a female dominated household

Question 16

Define the social constructions of childhood

Answer 16

The idea that childhood is created by social processes so is not a shared experience for all children as it varies between cultures and history

Question 17

Define infant mortality rate

Answer 17

The number of deaths of children before their first birthday per 1000 per year

Question 18

Define primary socialsation

Answer 18

When children are taught the culture of society by acquiring /being taught basic skills and values from their parents

Question 19

Define net migration

Answer 19

The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants for a country

Question 20

Define family practices

Answer 20

The routines and actions through which we gain out sense of being a ‘family member’s eg shopping,cooking etc

Question 21

Define cohabitation

Answer 21

When two people live together in the same household who are in a relationship but are not married

Question 22

Define age patriarchy

Answer 22

The inequalities between adults and children

Question 23

Define triple shift

Answer 23

Women are expected to take on 3 responsiblities/tasks including paid work,domestic work and emotional work

Question 24

Define Labour saving devices

Answer 24

Technological advancements that reduce the amount of time spent on domestic work eg dishwashed ,vacuum,washing machine etc

Question 25

Define role allocation

Answer 25

The idea that some roles are still done either more primarily by men or women

Question 26

Define social policies

Answer 26

Refers to the plans and actions of governments based on laws that are designed to govern/ regulate/shape society and people’s lives

Question 27

Define capitalism

Answer 27

An increase economic system which encourages and celebrates private wealth and individual accumulation of capital

Question 28

Define proletariat

Answer 28

Refers to the non-owning majority,the subject class who lack power and wealth and are usually exploited by the ruling class: they accept inequality as they suffer false consciousness

Question 29

Define false consciousness

Answer 29

Describes the labouring class as a deluded group who are not aware of the full extent of their economic exploitation