families and households

?
According to Parsons, which role do men perform?
instrumental role
1 of 20
What type of conjugal roles do symmetrical families involve?
Joint conjugal roles
2 of 20
Who said that women now take on a ‘triple shift’?
Duncombe and Marsden
3 of 20
what is the expectations or norms that set out the different gender roles men and women in heterosexual couples are expected to play
gender scripts
4 of 20
what is: Social construction of childhood means that childhood is created and defined by society. Therefore what people mean by childhood and the position that children occupy in society is not fixed, but differs between times, places and cultures
social construction of childhood
5 of 20
reason for changes in the position of children
Butler Act 1944
6 of 20
Who said that children born into poor families are more likely to die in infancy, fall behind in school and be placed on the child protection register?
Howard
7 of 20
What type of family was dominant in pre-industrial society according to Parsons?
The extended family
8 of 20
What are the two main reasons for migration in the UK?
To study and to work
9 of 20
the difference between the numbers immigrating and the number emigrating, and is expressed as a net increase or net decrease due to migration
net migration
10 of 20
What has happened to the number of couples cohabiting in the UK in recent years?
increased
11 of 20
what type of family does New Right see as the best ‘fit’?
patriarchal nuclear family
12 of 20
What happens to those families who do not comply with the policy in China
fined
13 of 20
who argues that the increased social acceptance may explain the trend towards same-sex cohabitation and stable relationships that resemble those found among heterosexuals
weeks
14 of 20
reason for the decline in the death rate
improved nutrition
15 of 20
who said society needs a socially mobile workforce and a geographically mobile workforce
parsons
16 of 20
who said: the stable satisfaction of the sex drive, reproduction of the next generation, meeting its members economic needs and socialisation of the young
murdock
17 of 20
Who notes that there is an ‘age patriarchy’ between adults and children?
Gittins
18 of 20
who does Elliot criticize for their explanation for abuse?
radical feminists
19 of 20
Name sociologisst whose findings indicate that family resources are not shared equally
barret and McIntosh
20 of 20

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What type of conjugal roles do symmetrical families involve?

Back

Joint conjugal roles

Card 3

Front

Who said that women now take on a ‘triple shift’?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

what is the expectations or norms that set out the different gender roles men and women in heterosexual couples are expected to play

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

what is: Social construction of childhood means that childhood is created and defined by society. Therefore what people mean by childhood and the position that children occupy in society is not fixed, but differs between times, places and cultures

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Sociology resources:

See all Sociology resources »See all Families and households resources »