Theories Of The Famuly 2 Glossary

Question 1

What is the bourgeoisie

Answer 1

Ruling class

Question 2

What is the conflict theory

Answer 2

Believes society benefits certain social groups at the expense of others

Question 3

What is the consensus theory

Answer 3

Belief that society benefits all members equally as people share values and culture

Question 4

What is the culture of dependency

Answer 4

They depend on welfare benefits

Question 5

What is the expressive role

Answer 5

House wife

Question 6

What is false conciousness

Answer 6

particular state of mind that prevents a person from recognizing the injustice of their current situation.

Question 7

What is the functional fit theory

Answer 7

Idea that the family and it’s functions will adapt to fit needs of society

Question 8

what is the individualisation thesis

Answer 8

Traditional structures have lost influence and have the freedom to choose how to live out lives to meet our own needs.

Question 9

What is the instrumental role

Answer 9

Male breadwinner

Question 10

What is male stream

Answer 10

Society focused on concerns of men

Question 11

What is means of production

Answer 11

Factories, technology, machines

Question 12

What is the negotiated family

Answer 12

Where partners enter on an equal basis and negoatiate to ensure the family works otherwise people will leave

Question 13

What is neo conventional family

Answer 13

Chester said it’s a dual-earner family in which both spouses go out to work and not just the husband

Question 14

What is organic analogy

Answer 14

Functionalists think that society is like a human body

Question 15

What is patriarchal

Answer 15

Make dominated society

Question 16

What is proletariat

Answer 16

Working class

Question 17

What is pure relationship

Answer 17

Giddens- based on confluent love - mutual satisfaction of partners

Question 18

Separatism

Answer 18

Millett said it’s the only solution

Separate men and women

Question 19

What’s social action theory

Answer 19

Individuals shape society as we ahve free will and choice over our actions

Question 20

What’s social order

Answer 20

Maintenance of a stable society

Question 21

Social solidarity

Answer 21

Sense of belonging and sense of community

Question 22

Stabilisation of adult personalities

Answer 22

Parsons said to Provide comfort and emotional support for adult members and allow adults to indulge in childish behaviour when with children . Femal expressivke time should be responsible and male instrumental role needs stress relieving

Question 23

Structural differentiation

Answer 23

As society changes the family loses some of its functions

Question 24

Structural theory

Answer 24

Society shapes individuals and determines our behaviour through socialisation process

Question 25

Warm bath theory

Answer 25

Family is like a warm bath immersion in family life relieve pressures of work