family terms Flashcards
nuclear family
2 generations of a family living together in one household which fulfils traditional gender and conjugal roles
Extended family
Three or more generations live together in one household
Consensus
Collective agreement of individuals
Social systems
Structured and formal network of relationships that exists between people in a social setting
Function
Any consequence of social structures that positively affect society and impacts structural continuity
Primary socialisation
early childhood years, when the infant learns basic skills (language and cognitive) and values from its primary relationships=immediate caregivers
Stabilisation of adult personalities
emotional security achieved within a marital status relationship between two adults
Conflict theory (karl marx)
theory that society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources
Monogamy
two people in an exclusive intimate relationship
Ideology
Set of ideas/beliefs that are dominant in society and justify the power and privilege of the ruling class
Unit of consumption (marxist- Zaretsky)
Family acts as an economic function for goods and services
Capitalism
Economic system based on pursuit of profit
Proletariat (marxism)
working class
Bourgeoisie (marxist context)
the capitalist class who own most of society’s wealth and means of production
Patriarchy
a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it
