hectic teach flashcard 4
Who investigated the Tikopia tribe in relation to Children?
Firth
Give one reason for the decline in death rate.
Improved Nutrition, Medical Improvements, smoking and diet, decline in dangerous manual
occupations, better public health measures.
What is meant by life expectancy?
How long the average person will live for.
What is net migration?
The difference between the number of people leaving a country and the number who
enter it.
Who argued against Postman stating that childhood was not disappearing?
Opie
How does the family support capitalism according to the Marxists?
Inheritance of Wealth, Passing on of private property unit of consumption, providing the next
generation of workers.
Give one impact of an aging population
Higher dependency ratio, more extended family, more demand for social services.
Who is the main thinker in the New Right?
Charles Murray
What is the sociological Cage?
Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity
What did Parson’s mean by “functional fit”?
Families change structure to fit the needs of society.
What is a LAT?
Living apart together
What is a reconstituted Family?
Step Family –Partners bring children from previous relation to a new relationship.
What is a extended Family?
Family which includes grand parents, aunts, Uncles and cousins etc.
What does Patriarchy mean?
Male dominance in society.
What type of family was most prominent in pre-industrial society?
Extended family
