sociology key terms (first 25 key terms)

Question 1

bean pole family

Answer 1

a family with a long thin structure e.g. 4 generations alive living together under one roof

Question 2

birth rate

Answer 2

the number of babies born per thousand per year

Question 3

civil partnerships

Answer 3

the legally or formally recognised union of man and a women in a committed relationship

Question 4

co habitation

Answer 4

two people living together in the same household in a committed relationship without being married

Question 5

commercialisation

Answer 5

new tec leads to new products- reduces the amount of domestic labour in the household

Question 6

death rate

Answer 6

the number of deaths per thousand members of population per year

Question 7

dual burden

Answer 7

(mostly women) have a well paid job and as to do the domestic labour in the household

Question 8

economic factors

Answer 8

refers to things to do with money e.g. to see how much wealth is in the society

Question 9

emotion work

Answer 9

thinking about the emotional well being for other members of the family and seeing in which ways that can be emotional benefits to others

Question 10

extended family

Answer 10

beyond the traditional nuclear family e.g. aunts, uncles grandparents

Question 11

gender norms

Answer 11

how people are supposed to act often associated with masculinity and femininity

Question 12

gender roles

Answer 12

the social positions and occupations with men and women

Question 13

globalisation

Answer 13

the increasing interconnectedness of societies across the globe

Question 14

ideological functions

Answer 14

refers to the ways in which the ideas spread through intuitions work top maintain the power of dominant groups in society

Question 15

individualisation

Answer 15

when humans have more freedom to make life choices and shape their identities because of a weakening traditional social structures, norms and values e.g. if a couple decides to co habit or get married

Question 16

instrumental role

Answer 16

the main provider for the family- involves going out to work and earning money for the family (mainly men)

Question 17

matrifocal household

Answer 17

a family structure in which mothers are the heads of the family and the fathers have less power and control in family life and the allocation of resources

Question 18

migration

Answer 18

moving from one country or area to another

Question 19

negotiated families

Answer 19

families have discussion about any concerns that they may have but this type of family is unstable and a type of postmodern society

Question 20

net migration

Answer 20

the difference between the numbers of people immigrating to and emigrating from a county

Question 21

nuclear family

Answer 21

a man and a women and their dependent children, either their own or adopted

Question 22

patriarchy

Answer 22

society where men are in power and women are submissive

Question 23

personal life perspective

Answer 23

perspective what sociologists should understand family life from the eyes from the individual that make up family

Question 24

postmodernism

Answer 24

the view that social changes since the 1950s have results in a world in which individuals have much freedom and choice

Question 25

primary socialisation

Answer 25

first stages of learning the norms and values of society