Family Flashcards
FAMILY
A group of 2 or more persons associated by birth, cohabitation, marriage or adoption
HOUSEHOLD
All the people living together in a domestic dwelling
FAMILY DIVERSITY
The idea that there are many different types of family structure
NUCLEAR FAMILY
A family group consisting of mother, father and their dependent children
DEPENDENT CHILD
A person living in a household who is under 16 years old or, between 16 and 18 and in full time education
BREADWINNER
The main income earner in the household
EXTENDED FAMILY
A family composed of a nuclear family plus other relatives
GENERATION
A group of people who live in the same time period
COHABITING
Partners living together without being married
RECONSTITUTED FAMILY
A new family formed when 2 adults remarry or cohabit or live together with children from a previous relationship
CEREAL PACKET FAMILY
The traditional image of a nuclear family presented through the media involving clearly defined male and female roles
STATUS
The honour or prestige attached to a person’s position in society
CONJUGAL BOND
The attachment that exists between marriage partners
STEREOTYPICAL
Oversimplified and sometimes exaggerated view
NEO-CONVENTIONAL FAMILIES
The new nuclear family headed by a married or co-habiting couple who both work
MARRIAGE
A legally recognised union between a woman and a man by religious or civil ceremony
MONOGAMY
The practise of only being married to one person at a time
SPOUSE
A marriage partner – husband or wife
BIGAMY
The illegal practice in a monogamous society of having more than 1 spouse
DIVORCE
The legal ending of a marriage
SERIAL MONOGAMY
A pattern of divorce and monogamous remarriage
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
A marriage in which the parents have a say in the choice of a bride or groom for their son or daughter
POLYGAMY
The accepted practice in some societies of having more than 1 spouse
POLYGYNY
The accepted practice in some societies of a man having more than 1 wife
POLYANDRY
The accepted practice in some societies of a wife having more than 1 husband
FEMALE INFANTICIDE
The intentional killing of baby girls due to the preference for male babies
DECREE ABSOLUTE
The legal ending of the marriage. Once this has been granted, your marriage has been dissolved and you are legally single
DIVORCE PETITION
The formal request to start divorce proceedings
SOCIAL STIGMA
Branding something with negative feelings of shame and disgrace
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
The legal reasons given for wanting a divorce
PATRIARCHAL
A situation where men dominate society and its institutions
EMPTY SHELL MARRIAGE
When a couple are still married and live in the same house but lead separate lives
SEGREGATED CONJUGAL ROLES
Husband and wife perform different tasks and have a number of separate interests and activities
INTEGRATED CONJUGAL ROLES
Husband and wife perform similar tasks and have a number of common interests and activities
EGALITARIAN
The idea that all are equal
SYMMETRICAL FAMILY
Family where responsibilities and tasks are equally shared between husband and wife
DOMESTIC DIVISION OF LABOUR
How household tasks are divided between family members
LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
Studies that follow the same people over a long period of time
LIFE EXPECTANCY
The age to which a person can be expected to live. Current UK figures are male:76.6, female:81
COMMUNE
A small community whose members share in the ownership of property and the division of labour
KIBBUTZ
A collective community in Israel (pl. kibbutzim)
UNDERCLASS
The group of people at the very bottom of the social structure who, either by their economic situation or culture, are cut off from the rest of society
CHRONIC
A continuous problem that extends over a period of time
FINANCIAL DEPENDENCY
Relying on someone else for money
INTERGENERATIONAL
Between or across generations
GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY
Not being far away
