Families & Households key words 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyFamilies and householdsASAQA Created by: corbs00Created on: 16-12-16 18:59 Household A group of people who live together - may or may not be related 1 of 40 Family An intimate domestic group made up of people related in some way 2 of 40 Kinship Refers to social relationships based on blood or marriage ties 3 of 40 Non-kinship Refers to social relationships based on any ties other than blood or marriage (friendships, pets, etc) 4 of 40 Nuclear family Parents and their biological dependent children living together (traditionally married, straight parents) 5 of 40 Beanpole family Three or more generations living together (generally a child, their parents and grandparents) 6 of 40 Extended family Families who live apart but keep in regular contact 7 of 40 Lone-parent family A single parent living with their dependent children 8 of 40 Reconstituted family Two family units joined together by remarriage, creating a stepfamily 9 of 40 Bourgeoisie The rich minority in power 10 of 40 Proletariat The working class majority 11 of 40 Patriarchy Male dominated society 12 of 40 Ideology A set of ideas on how society should be 13 of 40 Expressive role The nurturing role (traditionally women) 14 of 40 Instrumental role The breadwinner role (traditionally men) 15 of 40 Capitalism An economic system based on private ownership of means of production and social hierarchy 16 of 40 Class The status a person has based on their social and economic situation 17 of 40 Communism A classless society in which private ownership is abolished - wealth is equally distributed 18 of 40 Conjugal roles The roles performed by a couple, including housework and paid work 19 of 40 Culture The way of life in a society/group, made up of things like values, religion, customs, language, etc 20 of 40 Dependency culture The idea that people claim benefits instead of working due to a generous welfare system 21 of 40 Dependency ratio The number of people of working-age, compared to the number of people not of working-age (children, elderly, etc) 22 of 40 Emotional work Dealing with the emotions of other family members 23 of 40 Means tested benefit A benefit only given to people below a certain level of wealth 24 of 40 Absolute poverty Being without the basic essentials needed to survive (food, clothes, housing, etc) 25 of 40 Pluralism The belief that society is diverse and reflects everybody's needs 26 of 40 Postmodernism A recent theory which says that everybody's experience is different; there is no objective truth/reality 27 of 40 Postmodern society The world after the modern age, with more diversity within society 28 of 40 Relative poverty A measure of poverty which compares the situation of one individual with another 29 of 40 Social construct A concept created by society, rather than discovered by science 30 of 40 Social policy Government decisions which affect society, and more specifically the family 31 of 40 Personal life perspective A perspective which values what is important to individuals 32 of 40 Subculture A group with different values to the mainstream culture - a culture within a culture 33 of 40 Subjective poverty A measure of poverty based on how poor the individual feels 34 of 40 Symbolic consumption Buying products for what they stand for, in order to reflect aspects of your personality 35 of 40 Symmetrical family A family structure with equally shared conjugal roles 36 of 40 Underclass A social group at the bottom of the hierarchy; New Right says they depend on benefits 37 of 40 Underemployment People working in part-time/temporary jobs, rather than full-time/permanent jobs; highly skilled workers perform low skilled jobs 38 of 40 What is the dual burden? The burden of being responsible for both domestic work and paid work 39 of 40 What is the triple shift? The responsibility for domestic work, paid work and emotional work 40 of 40
Families and Households Topic 1: The Family, Social Structure and Social Change - Complete Overview 0.0 / 5
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