KEY TERMS

Question 1

Secondary Source

Answer 1

Information created by someone who wasn’t present at the time or event.

Question 2

Positivist

Answer 2

A researcher who advocates validity by recognising research that can only be scientifically proven

Question 3

Interpretivist

Answer 3

A researcher that refers to their subjective analysis as an important aspect

Question 4

Primary Source

Answer 4

A piece of evidence created by someone at the time of the event

Question 5

Official Statistic

Answer 5

Referring to any secondary data that has been collected by a governing body or reputable source.

Question 6

Qualitative Data

Answer 6

Research using peoples opinions and experiences to answer the why and ‘generate hypothesis’

Question 7

Quantitative Data

Answer 7

Research bases on numbers and statistics, used to ‘validate hypothesis’

Question 8

Household

Answer 8

A group of people who live together

Question 9

The family

Answer 9

A traditional view of the family would conjugate a married couple and their children. Or a household who is related by blood.

Question 10

Nuclear Family

Answer 10

Cereal Packet Family.
2 Generations
Married or not married with children.

Question 11

Extended Family

Answer 11

Extension of larger family, that which includes other relatives outside the household

Question 12

Reconstituted Family

Answer 12

A step family containing a social parent (not biological)

Question 13

The Lone Parent

Answer 13

A single parent family

Question 14

Beanpole Family

Answer 14

A multi-generational family (extended life expectancy + fewer children)

Question 15

Patriarchal Family

Answer 15

Male Dominated

Question 16

Symmetrical Family

Answer 16

Both parents sharing responsibilities

Question 17

Monogamy

Answer 17

Faithful 2 person relationship

Question 18

Social Monogamy

Answer 18

A relationship style where the person engages in long term relationships one after another

Question 19

Polygamy

Answer 19

State of marriage to many spouses

Question 20

Polyandry

Answer 20

When a woman is married to several men

Question 21

Economic Co operation

Answer 21

Shared finance responsibilites

Question 22

Common residence

Answer 22

Where both domestic partners share the same residence

Question 23

Perspective (In sociology)

Answer 23

Different theories and viewpoints in sociology

Question 24

Conjugal Roles

Answer 24

The method at which jobs/tasks are split in a household relationship

Question 25

The expressive role

Answer 25

Focuses on care, emotions and it primarily female oriented (Traditionally)

Question 26

The instrumental role

Answer 26

Focuses on bread-winning, power/authority and making decisions, this is primarily male oriented (Traditionally)

Question 27

Joint conjugal/Symmetrical Roles

Answer 27

Where the emotional work, money earning, domestic work and care tasks are split equally.

Question 28

Functionalist

Answer 28

Believing everything in society has a function

Question 29

New right

Answer 29

A conservative view, focusing mainly on the economy rather than welfare

Question 30

Feminists

Answer 30

A view that men have more rights than woman, and they always aim for equality.

Question 31

Maxists

Answer 31

They follow the ideas of Karl Marx.

A view that focuses on the differences between the rich and the poor.

Question 32

Domestic Labour

Answer 32

Childcare and household responsibilities

Question 33

Duel Burden

Answer 33

Expectation for earning money and domestic labour

Question 34

Triple Shift

Answer 34

Expectation for earning money, domestic labour and emotional work.

Question 35

Geographical Mobility

Answer 35

The ability to move freely around the country

Question 36

Breadwinner

Answer 36

Earning the money for the household

Question 37

March of progress

Answer 37

The idea that things get better overtime

Question 38

Radical Feminist View

Answer 38

They reject the march of progress view

Preach not enough changes for equality

Question 39

Reliability

Answer 39

Whether another researcher, if repeating research using the same method and on a similar group would achieve the same results

Question 40

Interpretivist

Answer 40

A sociological approach that intends to understand the meaning behind peoples behaviours, how they are influenced by behaviour and opinions of others

Question 41

Validity

Answer 41

How far the findings answer the original question

Question 42

Representativeness

Answer 42

How well would the results match up with another larger study sample?

Question 43

Positivist

Answer 43

An approach in sociology that believes society can be studied by using similar scientific techniques in natural sciences (Quantitative data preferred)