Sociology - Family

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A group of two or more persons associated by birth, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption, living together.
Family
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People living together in a domestic dwelling.
Household
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The idea that there are many different types of family structure.
Family Diversity
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A family consisting of a mother, father, and 1+ dependant child.
Nuclear Family
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A person living in a household that is under 16 years of age, or between 16 and 18 and in full time education.
Dependant Child
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The main income earner in a family.
Breadwinner
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A family composed of a nuclear family and other relatives.
Extended Family
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A group of people who live during the same time period (typically 30 years).
Generation
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A family organised by, and focused on, the mother.
Matrifocal
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A survey of all people in all households in the country.
Census
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Partners living together without being married.
Cohabiting
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A new family, formed when two adults remarry or cohabit and live together with children from previous relationships.
Reconstituted Family
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The traditional nuclear family presented through the media involving clearly defined male and female roles.
Cereal Packet Family
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The honour or prestige placed attached to a persons position in society.
Status
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The attachment that exists between married partners.
Conjugal Bond
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Over simplified and sometimes exaggerated view.
Stereotypical
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The new nuclear family, headed by a married or cohabiting couple who are both working.
Neo-conventional Family
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A family where the children have grown up and left home.
Empty Nest Family
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A family with one child, who then goes on to have a family with one child, resulting in a beanpole rather than a family tree.
Beanpole Family
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Nuclear family with same sex parents.
Same Sex Family
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A family with only one parent.
Lone Parent Family
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A legally recognised union of two people by religious or civil ceremony.
Marriage
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The practice of being married to only one person at a time.
Monogamy
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A marriage partner - i.e. husband or wife.
Spouse
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The illegal practice in a monogamous society of having more than one spouse.
Bigamy
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The legal ending of a marriage.
Divorce
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A pattern of divorce and monogamous remarriage.
Serial Monogamy
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A marriage in which the parents have a say in the bride/bridegroom for their son/daughter.
Arranged Marriage
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The accepted practice in some societies of having more than one spouse.
Polygamy
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The accepted practice in some societies of a man having more than one wife.
Polygyny
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The accepted practice in some societies of a woman having more than one husband.
Polyandry
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The intentional killing of a baby girl due to the preference for male babies.
Female Infanticide
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The legal ending of a marriage. Once this has been granted, your marriage has been dissolved and you are legally single.
Decree Absolute
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The formal request to start divorce proceedings.
Divorce Petition
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Branding something with negative feelings of shame/disgrace.
Social Stigma
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The legal reasons for wanting a divorce.
Grounds fr Divorce
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The situation where men dominate society and its institutions.
Patriarchal
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When a couple are still married and live in the same house but leave separate lives.
Empty Shell Marriage
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Husband and wife perform different tasks and ask and have a number of separate interests and activities.
Segregated Conjugal Roles
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Husband and wife perform similar tasks and have a number of common interests and activities.
Integrated Conjugal Roles
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The idea that all men are equal.
Egalitarian
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Family where responsibilities and tasks are equally shared between the husband and wife.
Symmetrical Family
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How household tasks are divided between family members.
Domestic Division of Labour
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The age to which a person can be expected to live.
Life Expectancy
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A small community whose members share in the ownership of property an division of labour.
Commune
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A collective community in Israel.
Kibbutz
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The group of people at the very bottom of the social structure, who either by their economic situation or culture, are cut off from the rest of society.
Underclass
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Relying upon someone else for money.
Financial Dependancy
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Not being far away
Geographical Proximity
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Between or across age groups.
Intergenerational
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Card 2

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People living together in a domestic dwelling.

Back

Household

Card 3

Front

The idea that there are many different types of family structure.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

A family consisting of a mother, father, and 1+ dependant child.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A person living in a household that is under 16 years of age, or between 16 and 18 and in full time education.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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