Family

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Family
A group of two or more persons associatedby birth, marriage, cohabitation or adoption. Tend to live together/have lived together.
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Household
All the people living together in a domestic dwelling.
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Family diversity
The idea that there are many different types of family structure.
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Nuclear family
A family group consisting of father, mother and their dependent children.
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Dependent child
A person living in the household that is under 16 years of age, or between 16 and 18 and in full time education.
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Breadwinner
The person in the house who is the main income earner.
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Extended family
A family composed of the nuclear family and other relatives
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Generation
A group of people who live during during the same time period
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Matrifocal
A family organised by, and focused on, the mother.
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Census
A survey all people of all households in the country held every 10 years.
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Cohabiting
Partners living together without being married.
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Reconstituted family
A new family, formed when two adults remarry or cohabit and live together with children from a previous relationship.
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Cereal packet family
The traditional image of the nuclear family presented through the media involving clearly defined male and female roles.
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Status
The honour of prestige attatched to a person's position in society.
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Conjugal role
The attatchment that exists between marriage partners.
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Stereotypical
Oversimplified and sometimes exaggerated view.
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Neo-conventional family
The new nuclear family, headed by a married or cohabiting couple who are both working.
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Empty nest family
A family where the children have grown up and left home.
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Beanpole family
A family with one child, who then goes on to have family of one child resulting in a beanpole rather than family tree.
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Same sex family
Nuclear family with same sex families.
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Lone parent family
A family with only one parent.
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Marriage
A legally recognised union of two people by religious or civil ceremony.
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Monogamy
The practice of being married to only one person at a time.
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Spouse
A marriage partner-a husband or wife.
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Bigamy
The illegal practice in a monogamous society of having more than one spouse.
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Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage.
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Serial monogamy
A pattern of divorce and monogamous remarriage.
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Arranged marriage
A marriage in which the parents have a say in the choice of bride of bridegroom for their son/daughter.
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Polymamy
The accepted practice in some societies of having more than one spouse.
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Polygyny
The accepted practice in some societies of a man having more than one wife.
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Polyandry
The accepted practice in some societies of a woman having more than one husband.
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Female infanticide
The intentional killing of a baby girl due to the preference for male babies.
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Decree absolute
This is the legal ending of the marriage. Once this has been granted, your marriage has been dissolved and you are legally single.
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Divorce petition
The formal request to start divorce preceedings.
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Social stigma
Branding something with negative feelings of shame/disgrace.
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Grounds for divorce
The legal reasons for wanting a divorce.
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Patriarchal
The situation where men dominate society and it's institutions.
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Empty shell marriage
When a couple are still married and live in the same house but lead seperate lives.
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Segregated conjugal roles
Husband and wife perform different tasks and have a number of separate interests and activities.
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Integrated conjugal roles
Husband and wife perform similar tasks and have a number of common interests and activities.
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Egalitarian
The idea that all men are equal.
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Symmetrical family
Family where responsibilities and tasks are equally shared between husband and wife.
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Domestic division of labour
How household tasks are divided between family members.
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Life expectancy
The age to which a person can be expected to live.
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Commune
A small community whose members share in the ownership of property and division of labour.
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Kibbutz
A collective community in Israel.
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Underclass
The group of people at the very bottom of the social structure, who either by their economic situation or culture, are cut off from the rest of society.
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Financial dependency
Relying upon someone else for money.
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Geographical proximity
Not being far away.
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Intergenerational
Between or across age groups.
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Card 2

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All the people living together in a domestic dwelling.

Back

Household

Card 3

Front

The idea that there are many different types of family structure.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

A family group consisting of father, mother and their dependent children.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

A person living in the household that is under 16 years of age, or between 16 and 18 and in full time education.

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Preview of the back of card 5
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