Sociology 😁 Flashcards
What is a Conjugal Family?
A family consisting of a married couple and typically their children through birth or adoption.
Example: Stacy and Georgie are married and have two children.
Define a Symmetrical Family.
A family structure in industrial societies in which both spouses work for wages and share domestic labor equally.
Example: Alexis and Kelly are married and both work, they make a conscious effort to divide household duties equally.
Who coined the term ‘Symmetrical Family’?
Michael Young and Peter Willmott in 1973.
This was based on research in England, describing the evolution towards a more egalitarian family structure.
Describe the family structure of the Nayar in Kerala.
A matrilineal situation where women have short-term relationships with different men, and family responsibilities are carried out by the mother and her relatives.
Husbands/fathers contribute little to child maintenance and upbringing.
What is Same-Sex Marriage?
Marriage between members of the same sexual orientation.
Legalized in some societies, including certain U.S. states, European countries, South Africa, and Argentina.
List at least three types of families.
- Blended family
- Conjugal family
- Extended family
- Nuclear family
- Single-parent family
- Family of orientation
- Family of procreation
- Divorced family
- Subfamily
- Skipped generation family
What is a Monogamous Marriage?
A union in which an individual has only one spouse during his/her lifetime.
Monogamy also refers to being committed to one partner during a relationship.
What is Polygamy?
A family structure where one spouse has more than one spouse simultaneously.
Includes polygyny (man with multiple wives) and polyandry (woman with multiple husbands).
True or False: Polygyny is more common than polyandry.
True
What defines a Divorce Family?
A family resulting from a divorce and typically headed by an individual.
What is a Subfamily?
A family that lives with another family.
Example: A newly married couple lives with in-laws.
Describe a Skipped Generation Family.
A family in which grandparents raise grandchildren due to the absence of parents.
Example: Quinn and Harley’s grandparents raised them when their mother died.
What is an Extended Family?
A nuclear family and close relatives living in the same household or in proximity, often spanning several generations.
Example: A couple and their children living with or near their aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.
What are the two types of Extended Families?
- Vertically extended (consanguine)
- Horizontally extended (joint)
What characterizes a Nuclear Family?
Two parents and their child(ren) living apart from their extended family.
Examples: The Obamas and The Simpsons.
What is a Single Parent Family?
A family headed by an individual, typically an unmarried parent due to choice, divorce, or the death of a spouse.
Define Family of Orientation.
The family an individual is born into or grows up in.
Example: Quinn grew up with both biological parents and a brother.
What is a Family of Procreation?
A family formed through marriage, consisting of spouses and children.
Example: Quinn and Harley’s family after marriage.
What is the definition of Family according to George Peter Murdock?
A social group characterized by common residence, economic co-operation, and reproduction.
List the social institutions mentioned.
- Family
- Economy
- Political/government
- Religion
- Education
- Health
What is a Blended Family?
A family consisting of two or more adult partners and their children together with children from previous relationships.
Example: The Brady Bunch.
Identify types of societies mentioned.
- Pre-Industrial societies
- Industrial Societies
- Post Industrial societies
What is a Social Institution?
Mechanisms or patterns of social order focused on meeting social needs, such as government, economy, education, family, healthcare, and religion.
Define society.
A group of people who live in a definable community and share the same culture.
