AS Unit 1 Sociology

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Beanpole Family
A family in which link between generations.
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Birth Rate
The number of live births per thousand of the population.
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Breadwinner
The person doing all or most of the paid work in order to pay for the expenses of a family.
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Capitalism
A society in which people are employed for wages and businesses are setup with the aim of making a profit.
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Child-centred
A situation in which the interests of children are put before the interests of adults.
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Civil Partnership
A legal partnership of two people, whether homosexual or heterosexual, with similar rights and responsibilities to a marriage.
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Cohabitation
Living together in an intimate relationship without being married.
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Conjugal Roles
The roles of husband and wife within marriage (it may also be applied to male and female partners who cohabit but are not married.)
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Death Rate
The number of people dying per thousand of the population.
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Division of Labour
The way in which jobs are divided up between two or more people e.g. who does particular jobs in a household.
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Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage.
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Divorce Rate
The number of people who divorce per thousand of the population.
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Domestic Abuse
Actions which are damaging to current or former partners in an intimate relationship; this can include physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse.
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Domestic Labour
Work done within the home like housework and childcare; it may be unpaid but it creates value just as paid work does.
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Domestic Violence
Actions involving the use of force or threat of force against a current or former partner in an intimate relationship which can be harmful to the other partner.
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Dual-Earner Families
Families in which both partners are in paid employment.
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Migration
People leaving or entering a country or area to live for a significant time.
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Net Migration
The difference between the numbers entering and leaving a country (to live for some time rather than just going on holiday.)
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New Right
Politicians, thinkers and writers who aupport the free market rather than state intervention and who believe that traditional moral values should be preserved.
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Nuclear Family
A co-resident family of two generations: parents and children.
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Patriarchy
Literally 'rule by the father', usually used by feminists to refer to a system in which men have more power than women and shape how societies run.
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Postmodernity
The era followed modernity in which rationality becomes less important, image becomes more important and in which many old social divisions break down.
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Primary Socialisation
The first stage of the process through which children learn the culture of their society. this takes place in the family.
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Reconstituted Family
A family that includes members from previous families which have broken up but which come together as two new partners from a relationship.
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Seperation
A couple living apart without getting a divorce. Some separations are legal and formal but most are not.
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Single-Person Household
A person living on their own.
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Symmetrical Family
A family in which both husband and wife do paid employment and both do some housework and provide childcare.
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Welfare State
Agencies run or financed by the government to provide for the well-being of member of society, such as education, the health service and social services.
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Bourgeoise
The 'ruling class'.
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Feminism
A Sociological and Philosophical perspective that studies society from the viewpoint of women.
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Industrilisation
The transformation of societies from being agricultural to industrial, which took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Marxism
A Sociological perspective based on the writings of Karl Marx. Marxism argues that capitalist societies are unfair and consist of a minority ‘ruling class’ and a majority ‘working class’.
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Postmodernist
POSTMODERNIST A Sociological perspective which argues Marxism and Functionalism are no longer able to analyse society. Postmodernists argue that society is uncertain and stress the relativity of knowledge, ideas and lifes
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Secondary Socilisation
Socialisation that continues throughout life. Education, the media and religion are all important influences.
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The number of live births per thousand of the population.

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Birth Rate

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The person doing all or most of the paid work in order to pay for the expenses of a family.

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Card 4

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A society in which people are employed for wages and businesses are setup with the aim of making a profit.

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Card 5

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A situation in which the interests of children are put before the interests of adults.

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