Key Terms Flashcards
what is march of progress?
refers to how humans have evolved over 25 million years
what is domestic labour?
refers to the different roles and responsibilities that need to be completed within the household
what is intersectionality?
theory that outlines the overlapping discrimination. the factors could be:
gender, race, sexuality, class, disability etc
what is social mobility?
the movement between upper or lower in social class
what is conjugal roles?
couples sharing childcare and housework and both were paid in employment
what is a symmetrical family?
family where the domestic division of labour is equal
what is ideology ( sociology term ) :
set of ideas or beliefs that justify inequality & maintain the capitalist system, persuading people to think it’s fair
what is a consensus?
it’s a general agreement
modernism:
perspective that society has a predictable structure to gain scientific knowledge of how society functions
postmodernism:
perspective that rejects the modernist’s believe and that there is true knowledge.
instead focus on reflecting and celebrating social diversity