Family&Households: Topic 6- Family diversity~ Vital vocab Flashcards
What is a ‘pick and mix’ society?
A society where individuals see options from which they can pick and choose the ones that are the best fit for them.
What is a connectedness thesis?
People are social beings who live in a web of connectedness, networks of relationships which strongly influence and shape the range of choice.
What is diversity?
Including people from different backgrounds socially, economically.
What is diversity (cultural)?
Different cultural, religious or ethnic groups have different family structures.
What is diversity (generational)?
Family structures differ according to the stage reached in the life cycle.
What is diversity (life-stage)?
The difference in the ways that family roles are assigned.
What is diversity (organisational)?
Older/younger generations have different life experience that reflect historical periods.
What is diversity (social class)?
Difference in family structure are partly the result of income differences.
What is family diversity?
The different forms of families that exist in society.
What is fragmentation?
The absence of connections between a society and the group of its members.
What is individualisation thesis?
Traditional relationships roles and beliefs have lost their influence over individuals.
What is modernism?
Scientific and individualism that helps with development.
What is a negotiated family?
A family that doesnt conform to the traditional family norm.
What is a neo-conventional family?
A dual earner family in which both spouses go to work.
What is postmodernism?
An approach that attempts to define how society has progressed to an era beyond modernity.
