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Family key words
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- 1AdolescencePeriod between puberty and adulthood
- 2Agency of socialisationThey are the social institutions that pass on to the people these norms, values, beliefs and attitudes
- 3Arranged marriageA marriage planned and agreed by the families or guardians
- 4BigamyMarrying someone whilst still being legally married to someone else
- 5Blended familyA family consisting of a couple, the children they have had together, and their children from previous relationships
- 6CanalisationParental attempts to make sure children play with gender appropriate toys
- 7Child rearingSupporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood
- 8ChildhoodThe time when a person is a child
- 9CohabitationAn arrangement where two people who are not married live together in a sexually intimate relationship
- 10CommuneEveryone helping in society
- 11CompetitionAn event in which people compete
- 12ConformityWhen people adhere to social norms and values
- 13Conjugal relationshipsSharing roles Whithorn a relationship
- 14Conjugal roleMarriage roles
- 15ConsensusA general agreement
- 16Conventional familyIt is the same as a nuclear family but they’re not married
- 17Crisis of masculinityWhen males think that they are getting dulled down
- 18Dependent family membersWhen someone relies on family financially
- 19DiscriminationUnfair treatment of a person or group
- 20DivorceThe formal ending of a Marriage
- 21Domestic division of labourThe split of husband and wife roles at home
- 22Double shiftWhen someone looks after the children and goes to work
- 23Double standardsA rule or standard of good behaviour that, unfairly, some people are expected to follow or achieve but other people are not
- 24Dual career familyWhen both parents work
- 25Dysfunctional familiesA family in which conflict, misbehaviour and child neglect or abuse occur
- 26Economic functionFamilies are the means whereby children are supplied with the necessities
- 27EconomyThe state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
- 28EgalitarianEquality for all people.
- 29Empty nest familiesWhen all of their children have left home
- 30Empty shell marriageA marriage where the 2 people don't love each other
- 31Ethnic diversityPeople that have different cultures
- 32Ethnic groupA group of people that share the same culture
- 33Ethnic MinorityA small ethnic group
- 34EthnicityA shared cultural identity e.g. Language and cultures
- 35EthnographyThe scientific description of people and cultures
- 36ExpectationsThe at or state of expecting
- 37Expressive RoleWhen women provide emotional support
- 38Extended FamilyWhere there is more family members living together e.g. Grandparents, Uncles
- 39FamilyA group of 2 or more people linked by birth, marriage, adoption or cohabitation based on a long-term relationship
- 40Family diversityDifferent types of families
- 41Feminismconflict and power struggle between men and women
- 42Feministsomeone that agrees with the views of a feminist
- 43FunctionalismA sociological perspective that attempts to explain social structures by reference to the role that they perform for society as a whole.
- 44FunctionalistSomeone that agrees with the views of functionalism
- 45Functionally import rolesImportant roles that apply to everyone
- 46GenderA culturally determined identity
- 47Gender rolesThe role or behaviour learned by a person as appropriate to their gender
- 48Glass cellingAn invisible barrier that prevents women getting any higher in society
- 49IdealisationThe action regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality
- 50ImageYour impression of someone
- 51ImmigrantSomeone who has come to live permanently in a new country
- 52ImmigrationComing to a foreign country in order to live there.
- 53IncomeThe amount of money earned from work
- 54Instrumental roleBehaviours that are goal oriented
- 55Integrated conjugal roleCombined marriage roles
- 56InteractionismA theoretical perspective that focuses on small-scale everyday social interactions
- 57IntergenerationalDifferent generations in one family
- 58IsolationTo set someone apart from others
- 59KibbutzFarm or factory in Israel where the workers live together and share everything
- 60Life ChancesThe opportunities that an individual has to share in the cultural and material rewards that a society has to offer.
- 61Life expectancyThe average amount of time you are going to live for.
- 62LifestyleThe way someone lives
- 63Lone parent familyA family that only has one parent
- 64Male dominationBeing overpowered by men.
- 65MarriageA cultural phenomenon that gives legal status to a union between two partners and any children they may produce.
- 66MarxismIdeas based on an interpretation of the ideas of Karl Marx.
- 67MarxistSomeone who thinks that society's issues are due to the class system.
- 68Mass mediaAll media e.g. Tv, radio.
- 69MatriarchFemale dominance.
- 70Matriarchal familyA family in which the women is dominate.
- 71Middle classSocial class of business and professional people.
- 72MonogamyThe practice of being married to one person at a time.
- 73New maleModern society male.
- 74News ValueIt determines how much it is worth by a media outlet.
- 75NormsWhat is said to be normal in society.
- 76Nuclear familya family group consisting of two married parents of opposite genders and their children.
- 77Particularistic standardsWhen someone is judged the same way as everyone else.
- 78Patriarchal familyA family dominated by men.
- 79PatriarchyWhen the men hold all of the authority over people.
- 80PluralismExistence and tolerance of a variety of peoples opinions.
- 81PolyandryA women that has more than one husband.
- 82PolygamyMen that have more than one wife.
- 83Polygynysomeone that has more than one spouse.
- 84Popular pressIt's a media outlet e.g. newspaper, magazine, TV show
- 85PopulationThe number of people in one place e.g. The population of the U.K.
- 86Primary SocialisationThe process of social learning within the family during a child's early years.
- 87Principle of stratified diffusionThe poor copy the rich e.g. holidays.
- 88Privatised familyA family type that has no sense of community.
- 89PropagandaInformation to assist or damage the cause of a government or movement.
- 90Quality pressThe more detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports of business, cultures, and society.
- 91Racial discriminationUnfair treatment of a certain race.
- 92RacismAttitudes and behaviours based on negative stereotypes of a particular ethnic group.
- 93Reconstituted familyA family consisting of a couple, the children they have together and the children they have from previous relationships.
- 94ReliabilityHow trustworthy someone or something is.
- 95Role conflictSomeone that is expected to play incompatible roles.
- 96RolesThe part people play in society.
- 97RuralCountryside
- 98Secondary socialisationThe process of learning what is appropriate behaviour.
- 99SecularisationDeclining influence of religious beliefs.
- 100Segregated conjugal rolesWhen the husband and wife have different tasks and interests.
- 101Separate SpheresAn ideology about the segregation of the two spheres of life: the public and the private. The man was in charge of the public side whilst the women was in charge of the private side.
- 102Serial monogamyHaving one partner at a given time, multiple relationships over time.
- 103Sex discriminationDiscrimination in employment and opportunity against a person on grounds of gender.
- 104Sex equalityThe state in which access to rights and opportunity is unaffected by your gender.
- 105SexismDiscrimination based on sex and gender.
- 106Social change/ changing social attitudes.Any significant alteration over time in behaviour patterns and cultural values and norms.
- 107Social ClassA division of a society based on social and economic status.
- 108Social cohesionWillingness to cooperate.
- 109Social constructAn idea or notion that appears to be natural and oblivious to people that accept it.
- 110Social control (formal)Courts or judges, military, police officers, school systems, and government agencies or bureaucrats. They enforce formal control.
- 111Social control (informal)It is exercised by a society without stating any rules or laws. It is expressed through norms and values.
- 112Social conventionArbitrary(personal choice) rules and norms governing the countless behaviours all of us engage in everyday.
- 113Social exclusionThe social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.
- 114Social inequalityThe unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions.
- 115Social mobilityShifting from one social status to another.
- 116Social networkIt is made up of a set of social actors. e.g. Individuals or organizations.
- 117Social orderVarious componets of society work together to maintain the status quo.
- 118Social stigmaExtreme disapproval of a person or group. Divorce used to be subject to this.
- 119Social stratificationThe way in which a society is divided hierarchically on the basis of various factors e.g. class, gender.
- 120SocialisationThe process by which children learn to become human and adopt certain behaviours.
- 121SocietyA group of people with a common culture- the term is often used to describe nation, states, e.g. British society.
- 122StatusSocial position.
- 123Step-parentSomeone that is married to one of your parents.
- 124SterotypeA fixed image of someone or a group.
- 125Symmetrical familyA family that share male and female roles.
- 126Technological changeThe overall process of invention
- 127Traditional family rolesThe image that the dad goes to work and the mum stays at home.
- 128Universal standardsThey are judged by a clear measure of achievement that is also applied to everyone else.
- 129UrbanTown and cities; sociologists often refer to social groups such as the urban working class.
- 130Welfare stateA system where the state tries to protect the health and well-being of its citizens.
- 131Work life balanceThe division of one's time and focus between working and the family.
- 132Working classThe social group consisting of people who are employed for wages.
- 133World ViewA particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
- 134Youth cultureThe way teenagers live, and the norms, values, and practices they share.
- 135Beanpole familyAn extended family that only have one or two people in each generation.
- 136The Industrial RevolutionTransition to the new manufacturing process in the period from 1760-1830.
- 137Marital breakdownIncreasing numbers of separation, divorce, and dysfunctional families.
- 138AdulteryVoluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who isn't heir spouse.
- 139Social IsolationThe ideas that families isolate their children from the wider society and community.
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