Families and households- key terms

Question 1

nuclear family

Answer 1

mother, father and biological children living as a unit

Question 2

beanpole family

Answer 2

multiple generations but only a few in each one

Question 3

sandwich generation

Answer 3

the generation which is caring for both their parents and their children

Question 4

co-habitation

Answer 4

living together without being married

Question 5

boomerang generation

Answer 5

individuals who as adults return back to their family home to live with their parents

Question 6

extended family

Answer 6

household made up of multiple generations

Question 7

modified extended family

Answer 7

families maintain contact but rarely live in close proximity to one another

Question 8

reconstructed family

Answer 8

a step family through marriage or cohabitation

Question 9

living apart together

Answer 9

a relationship where two people define themselves as a couple but do not live together

Question 10

secularisation

Answer 10

religion less important in society

Question 11

toxic childhood

Answer 11

children are vulnerable to damage from media and junk food which leads to obesity, drug usage, early sex and parenthood and binge eating

Question 12

segregated conjugal roles

Answer 12

men and women are expected to do different jobs separately

Question 13

joint conjugal roles

Answer 13

couples sharing tasks such as housework and childcare and spend their leisure time together

Question 14

instrumental roles

Answer 14

males are breadwinners
- parsons

Question 15

expressive roles

Answer 15

women care for family
- parsons

Question 16

lagged adaptation

Answer 16

• the time delay between women working full time and men doing more domestic work

Question 17

dark side of the family

Answer 17

• the negative experiences within the family such as abuse and exploitation

Question 18

kinship

Answer 18

related by blood or marriage, sense of duty between them

Question 19

welfare system

Answer 19

state provision reflecting the values of government and society e.g.. benefits

Question 20

stigma

Answer 20

a mark of disagree e.g. there is stigma of the birth outside of marriage

Question 21

irreducible functions

Answer 21

jobs that cannot be reduced any further e.g. stabilisation of adult personalities

Question 22

warm bath theory- parsons

Answer 22

family soothes the stress of adult life

Question 23

scapegoat

Answer 23

being unfairly blamed for something

Question 24

demographics

Answer 24

the study of the population change

Question 25

irretrievable breakdown

Answer 25

grounds for divorce- easier to obtain

Question 26

empty shell marriage

Answer 26

only thing keeping them together is their name

Question 27

monogamy

Answer 27

only one wife o husband at a time

Question 28

privatised nuclear family

Answer 28

a home centred family which has little contact with extended family or neighbours, operating behind closed doors

Question 29

conjugal relationships

Answer 29

the relationships between married or co-habiting partners

Question 30

the new man

Answer 30

equal domestic roles with women

Question 31

time famine

Answer 31

parents spending less time with kids due to work

Question 32

plastic sexuality

Answer 32

relationship based on intimacy and freed from reproduction

Question 33

confluent love

Answer 33

relationships are built on intimacy, closeness and emotion

Question 34

neo-conventional families

Answer 34

new family types, particularly reflecting the changing role of women. For example, dual earner families

Question 35

negotiated families

Answer 35

a post-modern idea, often more equal than traditional nuclear families, but also more unstable

Question 36

capitalism

Answer 36

an economy based on making profits

Question 37

vertically extended family

Answer 37

Multiple generations living together - also known as a beanpole family

Question 38

reconstituted family

Answer 38

a family formed when two previously separate families join together, often after one or both parents have divorced or remarried.

Question 39

modified extended family

Answer 39

a family structure where relatives living in separate households maintain regular contact, support, and shared activities, even if they don't reside together

Question 40

extended family

Answer 40

a household consisting of more than a nuclear family (parents and children), including aunts, uncles, grandparents, or other relatives, often residing together.