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
Double shift
The 2 shifts of work that many married or cohabiting women Carry Out by taking charge of housework and childcare on top of their paid jobs
Patriarchal
Things that are dominated by men, where men have authority and power over women
Child rearing
Bringing up children
Arranged marriage
when the family or relatives take the lead in finding a suitable husband or wife for a family member
Global context
Takes into account the whole world
Kibbutz
A settlement in Israel where family and individuals live together as a community
Conventional family
The traditional nuclear family which was seen as the norm
Canalisation
The influencing of boys and girls by giving them gender specific toys
Secularisation
The process of becoming less religious or less influenced by religion
