Family keywords 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyFamilyIGCSECIE Created by: Elizabeth.mcewanCreated on: 02-04-19 08:03 Household unit The group of people living together in the same residence and sharing living space 1 of 28 Nuclear famliy made up of an adult man and adult woman who are married, or in a relationship and living together with dependant children 2 of 28 Extended family A nuclear family living with other relatives such as grandparents or great-grandparents, or aunts, uncles and cousins. 3 of 28 Kinship When ties between people are related by descent (having a common ancestor) by marriage and by adoption 4 of 28 One-parent family One parent and their dependant children living together 5 of 28 Divorce The formal, legal ending of a marriage 6 of 28 Reconstituted family After the death of a partner or a divorce, a new family is created by someone remarrying 7 of 28 Step-parent After remarriage a step-parent shares with their new partner parental responsibility for children from previous marriages 8 of 28 Step child A child who lives with one biological parent and one step-parent 9 of 28 Family diversity The increase in the number of different types of family 10 of 28 Matrifocal family One in which the mother heads the family and the father has a less important role in the family role in the family and in bringing up children 11 of 28 Matriarchy When the mother is the head of he household, with authority over the men and children in the household 12 of 28 Arranged marriage Marriage partners are chosen by older family members rather than people choosing their own marriage partner 13 of 28 Primary socialisation The process by which infants and young children absorb the basic norms and values of their culture 14 of 28 Cereal packet family The stereotypical nuclear family of mother, father and children with traditional gender roles that is often showed in advertisements 15 of 28 Family functions The functions the family has, that is, what roles it plays and for whom, according to functionalist theory 16 of 28 Feminism A theoretical perceptive that is mainly interested in issues of gender inequality and on the position of woman in the family and in society 17 of 28 Partriarchy A term used by feminists to describe societies and organisations (including the family) in which men are dominant and women are subordinate 18 of 28 Commune A group of people living together and share at least some of their property 19 of 28 One-person household When only one person lives in a residence 20 of 28 Traditional societies Non-modern societies, contrasted with modern industrial societies 21 of 28 Monogamy Being married to one person at a time 22 of 28 Serial monogamy When someone has more than one marriage partner during their life, but only at one given time 23 of 28 Polygamy Being married to more than one person at the same time, for example, a man with several wives or a woman with several husbands 24 of 28 Polygyny When a man has more than one wife at the same time 25 of 28 Polyandry When a woman has more than one husband at the same time 26 of 28 Divorce rate the number of divorces per year per 1,000 people 27 of 28 Cohabitation Two people who are not married to each other living together in an intimate relationship 28 of 28
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