families and households key terms

Question 1

alienation

Answer 1

where an individual or group feels socially isolated and estranged because they lack the power to control their lives and realise their full potential

Question 2

beanpole family

Answer 2

a vertically extended family but not horizontally extended

Question 3

bourgeoisie

Answer 3

a marxist term for the capitalist class, the owners of factories and businesses

Question 4

conjugal roles

Answer 4

the roles played by husband and wife

segregated conjugal roles are where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is the homemaker

Question 5

correspondence principle

Question 6

dual burden

Answer 6

when a person is responsible for two jobs

usually applied to women who are in paid work but also responsible for domestic labour

Question 7

exploitation

Answer 7

paying workers less than the value of their labour

Question 8

expressive role

Answer 8

the caring, nurturing ‘homemaker’ role in society

functionalists argue that women are biologically suited to this

Question 9

extended family

Answer 9

any group of kin extended beyond the nuclear family

Question 10

social action theory

Answer 10

we are not puppets

individuals have more freedom than structural theorists

society is more fluid and some people believe there is no such thing as society

Question 11

structural theory

Answer 11

emphasise the importance of institutions in providing social stability and regulating social actions

institutions form a structure, forming human action and making it predictable