Quiz Flashcards
What type of family has many generations but not many within each generation?
Bean Pole
Which sociologist coined the term ‘Warm Bath Theory?’
Parsons
Name 1 way in which childhood could be said to be toxic
junk food, technology and video games, lack of parental engagement
Which sociologist is associated with the ‘sociology of personal life’?
Carol Smart
Which sociologist thinks that childhood is disappearing?
Postman
Identify 1 government policy from the last 40 years which has impacted the family
Children’s Act, Paternity Leave, Child Support Agency, Equal Pay Act
Which sociologist completed a study looking at housewives and housework?
Anne Oakley
What is the triple shift?
Emotional Support, Paid Work, Domestic Labour
Which family type has the mother in charge?
matrifocal
Which perspective believes that the traditional family is disintegrating which is leading to the collapse of society?
New Right
What is the general trend in births since 1900?
decline
Give 1 reason for the rise in divorce
Divorce Reform Act, Rise in expectations, Changing roles of women
What is a social norm?
unwritten rule of behaviour
Define the term infant mortality rate
the number of infant deaths before their first birthday per thousand live births per year
What is the difference between an arranged married and a forced marriage?
arranged means they still have a choice, but a forced doesn’t have choice and is illegal
How often is the UK census completed?
10 years
What is migration?
the movement from one country to another
What term is used to describe a family where there are multiple wives?
Polygamy
What is a symmetrical family?
where there is equality between the partners in terms of domestic labour and decision making
What is the definition of fertility rate?
the average number of children a women will have during her childbearing years
What is the expressive role?
the emotional support and caring role
Which sociologist is associated with toxic childhood?
Sue Palmer
What does the term ‘dark side of the family’ refer to?
abuse and violence in the family
What is a neo-conventional family?
duel earning family with traditional roles
Give 1 reason for the rise in cohabitation
secularisation, less stigma, women’s financial independence
Who are the 2 main functionalist thinkers who discuss the family?
Murdock and Parsons
What is the definition of death rate?
number of deaths per year per 1000 of the population
What are three types of feminism?
radical, marxist and liberal
What is the postmodernist view of the family?
we create the family that suits are needs at that moment in time
What is meant by Joint Conjugal Roles?
partners share the domestic labour and leisure time
What is the term for when society and families focus on the needs of the children?
child centred
Define the term family
a group of people bonded by blood or legal means
What is the divorce rate?
the number of divorces per 1000 married couple per year
Who is associated with the negotiated family and individualisation theory?
Beck
What is the general trend in marriages in the past 50 years?
decline
Identify 1 inequality between children and adults
neglect, abuse, control over time
Give 1 reason for the change in the position of children
introduction of compulsory school, child protection legislation, children’s rights, declining family size
What is a pure relationship?
a relationship that is held together by choice and love, not tradition or social norms
Give 1 reason for the rise in the symmetrical family
changing role of women, new technology, higher standards of living
What is age patriarchy?
adult domination over children
Which sociologists are associated with the March of Progress View?
Wilmott and Young
What is the difference between Emigration and Immigration?
Emigration = leaving the country
Immigration = entering the country
Who looked into the historical differences in childhood?
Aries
What is the information hierarchy?
the division between adults who can read and children who can’t
Pahland Volger identified 2 ways that money is controlled in the family. What are they?
Pooling and Allowance
What is the dependency ratio?
the relationship between the working population and non working/dependent population
What is meant by fictive kin?
friends that you treat as family
Who suggested that domestic violence is caused by patriarchy and the need for men to assert their power over women?
Dobash and Dobash
What is the duel burden?
domestic labour and emotional support
Which perspective sees the rising divorce rate as meaning that people have more choice over their lives?
Postmodernism
What is the instrumental role?
the breadwinner and disciplinarian of the family usually the male
What is meant by a social construct?
social phenomena that is created and varies from society to society
Give 1 reason for the decline in the birth rate
changing role of women, decline in infant mortality
Give 1 reason for the rise of lone parent families
changing role of women, rise of divorce, single by choice
Who is associated with the cultural explanation for the domestic division of labour?
Dunne
What is the information hierarchy?
the division between adults who can read and children who can’t
