Families and Households

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Beanpole family
Vertically extended family (grandparents, parent and children)
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Segregated Conjugal roles
Husband = Breadwinner
Wife = Homemaker
Leisure time = seperate
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Demography
Study of population;
Birth, Death, Fertility and mortality rates, immigration and emigration, age structure etc. Factors that affect the population
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Domestic Labour
Work performed in the home such as childcare, cooking and cleaning.
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Dual Burden
Person responsible for 2 jobs (usually applied to with women in paid work and domestic labour)
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Emotion work
meeting the emotional needs of other people (included in triple shift)
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Expressive roles
Homemaker role in the family
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Functional fit of the family
Parsons argues the family becomes nuclear to fit the needs of industrial society for a geographical mobile and socially mobile workforce
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Gender domains
Tasks boys and girls see as their priority of their genders
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What does Parsons (functionalist) say the two roles of the family are?
Primary socialisation of the young
Stabilisation of adult personalities
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What does Murdock (functionalist) say the four functions of the family are?
Sexual
Reproductive
Economic
Educational
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What is an ascribed status
A role given to someone at birth
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Child centred family?
A family that focusses attention to the upbringing of the child rather than adult needs
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Dependency?
The population under 15 and over 65 who depend on those within the ages 15-65 (of working age)
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Joint conjugal roles
Couple that share the same tasks and spend their leisure time together
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Instrumental role
Male breadwinenr
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What do marxists say the family does?
The family benefits the capitalist society
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What do feminists say the family does?
Reinforces gender inequality and benefits patriarchy
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Warm bath theory
Husband stressed at work therefore its the wives responsibility to relieve pressure and stress
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What does aries say about childhood in the past
Children were seen as miniature adults (according to paintings)
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Card 2

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Husband = Breadwinner
Wife = Homemaker
Leisure time = seperate

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Segregated Conjugal roles

Card 3

Front

Study of population;
Birth, Death, Fertility and mortality rates, immigration and emigration, age structure etc. Factors that affect the population

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Work performed in the home such as childcare, cooking and cleaning.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Person responsible for 2 jobs (usually applied to with women in paid work and domestic labour)

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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