Family and Households Flashcards
Achieved Status
Status you earn
Ascribed Status
Status you have from birth
Beanpole Family
A family structure where a small number of members from each generation all live together in one household
Conjugal Roles
Husband and Wife roles, who does the paid work vs the housework
Culture of dependency
The idea that generous welfare policies create a culture where people are happy to claim benefits instead of looking for work.
Emotional work
Dealing with the emotions of a family, commonly the role of women
Gender
Sociologists say that gender is a social construction. Being male or female is the biological sex, whilst masculinity and femininity are the identities you’re socialized into.
Extended family
A family which included more than just parents and children
Symmetrical family
A family structure where conjugal roles are equally shared.
Third way politics
A political viewpoint that combines elements of right wing and left wing democracy
