postponing immediate rewards to produce a greater reward at a later date e.g. staying in to revise rather than going out with friends (seen as a characteristic of middle-class culture)
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Demography
the study of population, including birth, death, fertility and infant mortality rates, immigration and emigration, and age structure, as well as the reasons for changes in these.
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dependency ratio
the relationship between the size of the working population and the non-working or dependent population.
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Deviance
behaviour that does not conform to the norms of a society or group. Deviance is a social construction (defined or created by social groups).
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Deviance is relative
what counts as deviant varies between groups and cultures and over time
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Dual burden
when a person is responsible for two jobs. Usually applied to women who are in paid work but also responsible for domestic labour.
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Domestic labour
work performed in the home such as childcare, cooking, and cleaning. Functionalists see it as part of the expressive role performed by women, while feminists regard it as a major source of women's oppression.
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Differentiation
distinguishing differences between individuals or groups. In education, streaming is a form of differentiation. In the study of stratification, differentiation refers to the process of distinguishing between people on the basis of class, gender
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the study of population, including birth, death, fertility and infant mortality rates, immigration and emigration, and age structure, as well as the reasons for changes in these.
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