Family&Households: Topic 6- Family diversity~ Vital vocab Flashcards

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What is a ‘pick and mix’ society?

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A society where individuals see options from which they can pick and choose the ones that are the best fit for them.

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What is a connectedness thesis?

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People are social beings who live in a web of connectedness, networks of relationships which strongly influence and shape the range of choice.

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What is diversity?

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Including people from different backgrounds socially, economically.

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What is diversity (cultural)?

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Different cultural, religious or ethnic groups have different family structures.

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What is diversity (generational)?

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Family structures differ according to the stage reached in the life cycle.

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What is diversity (life-stage)?

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The difference in the ways that family roles are assigned.

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What is diversity (organisational)?

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Older/younger generations have different life experience that reflect historical periods.

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What is diversity (social class)?

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Difference in family structure are partly the result of income differences.

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What is family diversity?

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The different forms of families that exist in society.

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What is fragmentation?

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The absence of connections between a society and the group of its members.

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What is individualisation thesis?

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Traditional relationships roles and beliefs have lost their influence over individuals.

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What is modernism?

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Scientific and individualism that helps with development.

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What is a negotiated family?

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A family that doesnt conform to the traditional family norm.

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What is a neo-conventional family?

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A dual earner family in which both spouses go to work.

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What is postmodernism?

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An approach that attempts to define how society has progressed to an era beyond modernity.

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What is a pure relationship?

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Relationships based on choice and equality.

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What is risk society?

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Where tradition has less influence and people have more choices.

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What is a zombie family?

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A family that appears to be alive but in reality, is dead.