Key Terms Flashcards
The census
A count or survey, especially on a population
Zombie family
Beck-family which appears alive but is dead- cannot provide stability because of its own instabilities
Culture of dependency
Welfare benefit makes poverty worse and benefits are too generous
Serial monogamy
A person who moves from one person to another very quickly, spending as little time single as possible
Neo conventional family
A relationship where both people contribute to household income, but household management falls on one persons shoulders
Dual burden
Carrying out paid work and unpaid domestic labour
Dependency ratio
The proportion of the population of the population that is dependent on the welfare state in comparison with the proportion of the population in employment
Expressive role
Caring, nurturing, supportive role (typically women)
LATs
Living together apart-in a long and committed relationships but do not live in the same household
Functional fit
As society changes, so does family type and its functions eg as society went from pre-industrial to industrial family went from extended to nuclear
A household
An individual or group living together at one address and sharing a living space
Net migration
The difference between the number of people who enter a territory (immigrants) and the number who leave (emigrants) generally calculated over a year
Toxic childhood
Rapid technological and cultural changes cause psychological and physical damage to children
Assimilation
The process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritages are absorbed into the dominant culture of society
Matrifocal family
Households that consist of one or more adult women and their children without the presence of farthers
Triple shift
When a women juggles emotional work, unpaid domestic work and paid work
Infant mortality rate
Number of deaths under the age of 1 year per year
Symmetrical family
Where a family divides all responsibilities equally between partners
Negotiated family
Does not conform to the traditional family norm, but vary according to the wishes and expectations of their members who decide what is best for them by discussion
