Families and households- key terms Flashcards
nuclear family
mother, father and biological children living as a unit
beanpole family
multiple generations but only a few in each one
sandwich generation
the generation which is caring for both their parents and their children
co-habitation
living together without being married
boomerang generation
individuals who as adults return back to their family home to live with their parents
extended family
household made up of multiple generations
modified extended family
families maintain contact but rarely live in close proximity to one another
reconstructed family
a step family through marriage or cohabitation
living apart together
a relationship where two people define themselves as a couple but do not live together
secularisation
religion less important in society
toxic childhood
children are vulnerable to damage from media and junk food which leads to obesity, drug usage, early sex and parenthood and binge eating
segregated conjugal roles
men and women are expected to do different jobs separately
joint conjugal roles
couples sharing tasks such as housework and childcare and spend their leisure time together
instrumental roles
males are breadwinners
- parsons
expressive roles
women care for family
- parsons
lagged adaptation
- the time delay between women working full time and men doing more domestic work
dark side of the family
- the negative experiences within the family such as abuse and exploitation
kinship
related by blood or marriage, sense of duty between them
welfare system
state provision reflecting the values of government and society e.g.. benefits
stigma
a mark of disagree e.g. there is stigma of the birth outside of marriage
irreducible functions
jobs that cannot be reduced any further e.g. stabilisation of adult personalities
warm bath theory- parsons
family soothes the stress of adult life
scapegoat
being unfairly blamed for something
demographics
the study of the population change
irretrievable breakdown
grounds for divorce- easier to obtain
empty shell marriage
only thing keeping them together is their name
monogamy
only one wife o husband at a time
privatised nuclear family
a home centred family which has little contact with extended family or neighbours, operating behind closed doors
conjugal relationships
the relationships between married or co-habiting partners
the new man
equal domestic roles with women
time famine
parents spending less time with kids due to work
plastic sexuality
relationship based on intimacy and freed from reproduction
confluent love
relationships are built on intimacy, closeness and emotion
neo-conventional families
new family types, particularly reflecting the changing role of women. For example, dual earner families
negotiated families
a post-modern idea, often more equal than traditional nuclear families, but also more unstable
capitalism
an economy based on making profits
