Family key terms 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyFamiliesGCSEAQA Created by: mercyhwCreated on: 06-04-17 18:49 beanpole families families with few children, but relatives living longer and close contact between generations 1 of 38 bigamy the crime of marrying more than one person 2 of 38 birth rate number of live births per thousand people 3 of 38 breadwinner main person responsible for earning household income 4 of 38 cereal packet family perfect family used in media portrayals 5 of 38 child centredness the idea that the childrens happiness is is of paramount importance within the family 6 of 38 civil parternship a legal bond between two people of the same sex 7 of 38 cohabitation living together as a couple without being married 8 of 38 commune living arrangement based on equality and shared property 9 of 38 conjugal roles relationship between husband and wife and their seperate and joint roles 10 of 38 death rate number of deaths per thousand of the population 11 of 38 democratic relationships relationships in which power is shared equally 12 of 38 demography the study of the population 13 of 38 domestic abuse violence and verbal or emotional abuse within the family 14 of 38 domestic division of labour how household tasks are divided between husband and wife 15 of 38 divorce rate number of divorces per thousand married couples 16 of 38 dual worker family family in which both husband and wife work 17 of 38 extended family grandparents aunts and uncles etc 18 of 38 empty nest family household in which children have grown up and left home 19 of 38 empty shell marriage marriage which exists legally but the relationship has broken down 20 of 38 family diversity different types of family existing within one society 21 of 38 fertility rate the average number of children a woman will have during her their fertile years 22 of 38 geographical mobility moving house from one area to live in another area region or country 23 of 38 generation group of people who live during the same time period 24 of 38 household all the people living together in a domestic dwelling 25 of 38 house husband/wife someone whose main role is within the house and does not have paid employment outside the home 26 of 38 lone parent family when one parent brings up children alone 27 of 38 marriage rate legally recognised union 28 of 38 matriarchal family family traced through the female line 29 of 38 monogamy practice of being married to only one person at a time 30 of 38 new man man who is prepared to share domestic tasks and takes more of a role in childcare 31 of 38 neo-conventional families families that resemble traditional nuclear families but with differecnes eg dual worker or step parents 32 of 38 nuclear family family consisting of parents and children 33 of 38 patriarchy idea that men are the dominant gender within society and within the family 34 of 38 polygamy the practice of being allowed more than one wife or husband at a time 35 of 38 reconstituted family family consisting of a husband and wife and children and one or morechild from previous relationships 36 of 38 symmetrical family families in which husband and wife both work and share domestic tasks and leisure time 37 of 38 traditional family roles where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is responsible for the childcare and housework 38 of 38
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