Family Key terms

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  • Created on: 16-01-18 20:28
beanpole families
families with few children, relatives living longer and close contact between generations
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bigamy
crime of marrying more than one person
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birth rate
number of live births per thousand people
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breadwinner
main person responsible for earning household income
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cereal packet family
perfect family used in advertising images typically mum dad and children
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child cent redness
the idea that children happiness is paramount importance within family
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civil partnership
legal bond between two people
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cohabitation
living together as a couple without being married
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commune
living arrangement based on equality and shared property and responsibility
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conjugal roles
relationship between husband and wife
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death rate
number of deaths per thousand of population
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democratic relationship
power is shared equally
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demography
study of population including birth, death and fertility.
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domestic abuse
violence and or emotional abuse within family
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domestic division of labour
how household tasks are divided between husband and wife
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divorce rate
number of divorces per thousand married couples
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dual-worker family
family in which both husband and wife work
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extended family
grandparents, uncles etc
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empty nest family
house in which children have left home leaving parents alone
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empty shell marriage
marriage which exists legally but not emotionally
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family diversity
different types of families existing within one society
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fertility rate
the average number of children a women will have
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geographical mobility
moving house to live in another region or country
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generation
group of people who live during the same period
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household
all people living together in domestic dwelling
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house husband/wife
someone whose main role lies in house and does not have paid employment
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lone parent family
one parents brings up child alone
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marriage rate
legally recognised union between two people
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matriarchal family
family traced through female line
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monogamy
being married to only one person at a time
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new man
man who will share domestic tasks and takes active role in childcare
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neo-conventional families
families resembling traditional nuclear families but with key differences e.g. dual working
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nucelar family
traditional family mum dad and children
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patriarchy
idea that men dominate society and families
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polygamy
practice of being allowed more than one husband or wife at a time
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reconstituted family
family with husband and wife and children from previous relationships
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symmetrical family
family in which husband and wife both work , and share domestic roles
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traditional family roles
husband is breadwinner and wife does domestic work and childcare
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crime of marrying more than one person

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bigamy

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number of live births per thousand people

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Card 4

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main person responsible for earning household income

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Card 5

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perfect family used in advertising images typically mum dad and children

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