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Flashcards by katiehumphrey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by katiehumphrey
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| Question | Answer |
| family | consists of people we are related to by ties of blood, marriage, adoption, civil partnership or cohabitation. There are many different types of family |
| functionalist sociologist | sociologists who believe that each part of society has roles to fulfil in order that society can survive as a whole |
| 7 functions of the family | 1. The regulation of sex 2. Reproduction 3. Physical care 4. Socialisation and social control 5. Emotional support 6. Economic support 7. A place in society |
| household | A group of people that share a home or living space |
| marriage | A legally recognized relationship between two adults |
| nuclear family | a two generation family, consisting of parents and their dependent children |
| extended family | any family larger than a nuclear family. There are different types of extended family |
| matrilocal | living with or near to the wife’s family |
| traditional extended family | a three generational matrilocal family in which family members have frequent face-to-face contact |
| patrilocal | living with or near to the husband’s family |
| neolocal | the couple set up their own home |
| polyandry | a rare form of marriage where the women has more than one marriage partner |
| polygamy | the man has more than one marriage partner, common in Islamic countries |
| cohabitation | When people live together without being married e.g. halls of residence |
| divorce | The legal termination of a marriage, leaving the couple free to remarry |
| secular society | a society that is not ruled by religious beliefs |
| serial monogamy | A person has more than one marriage partner in their lifetime. The main reason for increased serial monogamy is increased divorce rate |
| reconstituted family | a family in which one or both partners has been married or cohabited before, and has a child or children, creating step relationships |
| lone parent family | Families with only one parent |
| boomerang family | a family in which non dependent children return home to live with their parents |
| beanpole family | a tall, narrow extended family often containing four (or five) generations |
| singlehood | people living alone; elderly people, divorced or separated, young adults living alone |
| conjugal roles | The different roles of the husband and wife or couples living together as partners |
| symmetrical family | a family in which conjugal roles are similar but not identical |
| housewife | An unpaid role, which made wives financially dependent on their husbands |
| househusband | A man with the main responsibilities for domestic tasks and childcare, whose partner is the main breadwinner |
| dark side of family | A situation in which family life damages its members |
| child abuse | Harm caused to a child or young person under 18 by an adult |
| domestic violence | threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, emotional, physical, sexual or financial) committed by a family member against another |
| breadwinner | person in the family who goes out of the home to paid work |
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