Key Definitions

Question 1

Family

Answer 1

The relationships of people through blood, marriage or adoption and living together with children and possibly a pet

Question 2

Household

Answer 2

One individual or a group of people living together at one address and share a living space eg: students living in uni accommodation

Question 3

Marriage

Answer 3

a legally sanctioned contract between a man and a woman (marriage act 2013 legalized gay marriage)

Question 4

Civil Partnerships

Answer 4

legally sanctioned partnerships between two members of the same sex

Question 5

separation

Answer 5

informal breakdown of a marriage. live apart but not formally divorced.

Question 6

empty shell marriage

Answer 6

husband and wife stay together in name’s sake only.

Question 7

welfare state

Answer 7

the portion of the government which provides benefits

Question 8

dependency culture

Answer 8

people becoming reliant on government money than earning their own

Question 9

perverse incentive

Answer 9

people choosing to have children for the money it brings

Question 10

social policy

Answer 10

plans or actions set out by the government helping to tackle social issues

Question 11

democratic society

Answer 11

everyone gets a say through voting

Question 12

symmetrical family

Answer 12

where the roles of the husband and wife mirror each other

Question 13

social construct

Answer 13

something that is created by people and changes depending on age/ location/ time frame/ culture etc

Question 14

demography

Answer 14

study of the characteristics of human populations eg: the size and structure and how these change over time

Question 15

birth rate

Answer 15

the number of live births per 1000 of the population each year

Question 16

total fertility rate

Answer 16

average number of children omen will have during their fertile years

Question 17

infant mortality rate

Answer 17

the number of infants who die before their first birthday, per thousand babies born alive, per year.

Question 18

economic liability

Answer 18

dependents who dont earn an income eg: children depend on parents

Question 19

the dependency ratio

Answer 19

the relationship or balance between the working part of the population and the dependant part of the population