Family Key Terms Flashcards
Beanpole Families
21st century version of the extended family: a long thin structure, it has strong ties but lives apart; less children but strong bonds.
Bigamy
Having more than one partner when you are already married.
Birth Rate
The number of births per 1000 per year.
Breadwinner
The person in the family who earns the money.
Cereal Packet Family
The media portrayal of the traditional nuclear family.
Child-centredness
Couples who are focussed on the children in the relationship.
Civil Partnership
A legal contract like marriage for some same sex couple.
Cohabitation
People living together but not married.
Commune
Groups of people and families living together like a massive family. Sharing possessions and responsibilities.
Conjugal Roles
The roles of husband and wife.
Joint- share all jobs and chores
Segregated- do jobs/ chores separately.
Death Rate
The number of deaths per 1000 per year.
Democratic Relationship
The idea that everyone has a say in the family and all decisions are made together.
Demography
The study of birth and death rates and population in society.
Domestic Abuse
Where people can suffer from abuse in the family e.g. domestic abuse.
Domestic division of labour
Who does what chores and jobs in the household e.g. feminists argue that women do more domestic labour than men in the family and it is not equal.
Divorce rate
The number of divorces per 1000 married people per year.
Dual Worker Families
Where both husband and wife work.
Extended Family
A family with grandparents or aunts/ uncles living together.
Empty Nest
A family where children leave the home and only the couple are left in the house.
Empty Shell Marriage
A marriage where both people are independent- the spouses continue to live under the same roof but live as separate individuals.
Family
All the descendants of a common ancestor who may live together.
Family Diversity
The different types of family e.g. nuclear, cohabiting, reconstituted, lone parent.
Fertility Rate
Number of live births per 1000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 years.
