Family and households defintions 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyFamilies and householdsASAQA Created by: danicarrington1Created on: 15-04-14 17:05 Monogamy One man and one woman are married 1 of 20 Serial monogamy Marrying and divorcing and remarrying on several occasions, one person at a time. 2 of 20 Polygamy General term for one person marrying more than one person of the opposite sex at a time. Illegal in Britain. 3 of 20 Polygyny Man has at least two wives at once 4 of 20 Polyandry Woman has at least two husbands at once 5 of 20 Commune Group of people in families or individuals living together and sharing possesions or responsibility. 6 of 20 Conjugal roles Roles played by men and woman (husband and wife) within the maritial home 7 of 20 Joint conjugal roles Roles played by both men and women in a marriage or cohabitation and the majority of tasks are undertaken together 8 of 20 Separated conjugal roles Not sharing tasks or roles in a marriage or cohabitation - individual roles 9 of 20 Symmetrical family Roles of men and women are equal within the home 10 of 20 Nuclear family 2 generations of husband and wife and their children 11 of 20 Reconstituted family Divorced parents remarry and begin a new family with the children and new partner 12 of 20 Family diversity Varies from the traditional family due to the broad range of characteristics from kin to kin 13 of 20 Extended family Large number of people living together - usually 3 generations. Living close to each other is the dispersed extended family. 14 of 20 Vertically extended family Three or more generations (grandparents, parents and children) in one household 15 of 20 Horizontally extended family Relations of the same generations e.g aunts, uncles living together in one home 16 of 20 Modified extended family Wider family members in touch with each other either physically or emotionally 17 of 20 Single parent family One child at least with one parent. Other may have abandoned the family or passed away. 9/10 are female dominated. 18 of 20 Broken nuclear family Break up of a two-parent family - one-parent families formed. 19 of 20 Arranged marriages South Asian and West Indians have higher rates of these than anywhere else. 20 of 20
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