Family Flashcards
What is society
A group of people who share a common way of life
What is a norm
The normal patterns of be behaviour individual are expected to follow within society
What is socialisation
The process whereby where individual learn appropriate norms values behaviour and social skills in order to behaviour in a manner acceptable to society
What is culture
The way of life of a society including language music customs and norms passed from one generation to the next
What are mores
The norms values and customs that are considered important by society
What is the family
A group of people related to each other by blood marriage or adoption
What are the characteristics of a nuclear family
Small in size nowadays number of children is 1.4
More mobile due to a small number of people in the family so they can easily more from place to place
Dual-income household both parents working outside the home to meet high cost of living
Economically self suffient do not rely on other family members for financial support
Feelings of isolation and loneliness in times of crisis if they live fair away from extended family members
What are the characteristics of the extended family
Large in size . More than one generation live in the same home or nearby
Immobile due to large number of family members so they cannot move easily from place to place
Economically interdependent on a family business eg farm to provide financial support
Support provided by other family members in time of crisis
Patriarchal style decision making evident in extended families meaning the male of the house has full control of decision making
What are the characteristics of a one parent family
87% headed by females
Often live with own parents for financial support
Often dependant on social welfare payments for financial support as high cost of childcare could prevent them from working
Emotional difficulty such as depression and stress experienced when trying to cope with the demands of parenting and sole responsibilities for all decision
What are the characteristics of a blended family
More common due to greater number of divorce or separation
Family size increases when two families come together combing bother sets of children as well as extended families
Conflict occurs between stepsiblings if they do not bind or get along or between stepparents and stepchildren due to a change in family rules
Children relationship with absent biological parent may be difficult
What is the universality of family
Family of orientation
The family individual are born into made up of parents and siblings
Family of procreation
The family created when individuals have or adopt children
Family of affinity
People with or without legal or blood toes feel they belong as a family
What are values
The attitudes and beliefs held by society regarding what is right and wrong
Reinforced by the laws of the county
