Family Flashcards
Function
The job that something does
Primary socialisation
The early childhood learning of the basics
Nuclear family
A father, a mother and their children
Extended family
Other relatives beyond parents and children, such as grandparents and cousins
Lone parent family
A single parent and their children
Reconstituted family
One or both partners having children from a previous relationship
Family diversity
A range of different types of family
Cohabitation
Two Partners living together, without being married or in a civil partnership
Conjugal relationship
The relationship between a married or cohabiting couple
Domestic division of labour
How jobs around the house are shared
Joint conjugal roles
When a married or cohabiting couple share jobs around the house in an equal way
Symmetrical family
Martners carrying out different tasks but each making a simular contribution around the home
Breadwinner
The person who earns the money to support the family
Segregated conjugal roles
When married or cohabiting couples share jobs around the house in an unequal way
Dual career family
Both adults having their own occupations