Functions of the Family- K Flashcards
KEYWORDS
Nuclear family
family consisting of parents and children
Instrumental role
role of working outside of the family providing financial support and establishes family status- functionalist believe male role
Expressive role
working inside of the family providing emotional support and physical care for children - functionalists see to be the female role
Primary socialisation
Members of the child’s immediate family teach the child about cultural norms
Value consensus
The need for societies to have a common set of beliefs and principles to work with and towards
Stabilisation of adult personalities (warm bath theory)
The emotional security which is achieved within a marital relationship between two adults
Social mobility
How a person’s socio-economic situation improves or declines relative to that of their parents or throughout their lifetime
Bourgeoisie
Marxist definition of the middle class
Proletarian
The working class
Reproduction of labour
The work that supports and services the current and future workforce
Political lesbianism
Women having no heterosexual relationships
Matrilocal families
Where a family resides near/with wife’s family
