A social position fixed at birth, a position that is very hard to change by one’s own efforts
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• Beanpole family
This refers to a modern family where people have fewer children, but at the same time are living longer, family trees are becoming longer and thinner – sometimes extending to 4 generations
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• Cereal packet family
The romantic image of the traditional two-parent family featured on the back of corn flake packets in the 1960’s
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• Child centeredness
A family in which much activity and emotional energy is focused on the children, rather than adult desires
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• Commercialisation of childhood
Where children are targeted as a key consumer group by big businesses
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• Companionate
This refers to the jointness of couples, not only in terms of the tasks they perform, but equally in their leisure activities too
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• Conjugal roles
The roles played between husband and wife within a marriage with particular reference to the domestic division of labour
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• Dependency ration
The ratio within the population of those under the age of 15 and over 65 to those between those years e.g. of working age
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• Divorce rate
A statistical measure of the number of divorces, usually expressed as the number of divorces in any one year per 1,000 married couples in the population
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• Dual Burden
Is when a woman has the responsibility of paid work and unpaid work
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• Empty-Shell marriage
A term given to marriage where love and romance have long gone and couples stay together either because divorces is not an option (e.g. religious reasons) or they simply cannot make the effort to separate
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• Expressive role
This refers to The housewife providing the warmth, security and emotional nurturing support
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• Joint conjugal roles
Husbands and wives share roles, tasks and/or leisure
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• Individualisation
We place an emphasis on self-fulfilment rather than collective goals
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
This refers to a modern family where people have fewer children, but at the same time are living longer, family trees are becoming longer and thinner – sometimes extending to 4 generations
Back
• Beanpole family
Card 3
Front
The romantic image of the traditional two-parent family featured on the back of corn flake packets in the 1960’s
Back
Card 4
Front
A family in which much activity and emotional energy is focused on the children, rather than adult desires
Back
Card 5
Front
Where children are targeted as a key consumer group by big businesses
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