a family consisting of the father, mother and their dependent children.
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What is a beanpole family?
families living longer but having fewer children
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What is an extended family?
a family consisting of parents and children along with either grandparents, aunts and uncles
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"The family has a positive role in society. It provides emotional support for children". What sociological perspective says this?
Functionalist
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Inequality in society is caused by the conflict between ruling class and working class people". What sociological perspective says this?
Marxist
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"Family has a negative role in society because rich families can pass their wealth down to their children which isn't fair on working class people". Which sociological perspective says this?
Marxist
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"The family has a negative role in society. The family teaches children their gender roles e.g. girls get taught to do cleaning and washing up. This is negative for women". What sociological perspective says this?
Feminist
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"The family is negative because it sometimes involves violence in the home, especially towards women". What sociological perspective says this?
Feminist
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"The nuclear family is the best type of family because children are brought up best by two parents that are together". What sociological perspective says this?
New Right
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Separate conjugal roles means:
husband and wife perform different tasks and have a number of separate interests and activities.
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Roles in the family have become more symmetrical because:
Women are having less children and have more opportunities to work
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The dual burden means:
Women are more likely to be in full-time work but are still responsible for most housework e.g. washing-up
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Women have lower fertility (having less children and having them later in life because:
Contraception is more available which allows women to control their fertility
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Why has life expectancy increased?
because of the welfare state e.g. free healthcare through the NHS
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Why has divorce increased?
because divorce is more acceptable and people don't see divorce as a bad thing like they used to
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What is an affect of divorce on children?
adjusting to new relationships, especially in a reconstituted family
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is a beanpole family?
Back
families living longer but having fewer children
Card 3
Front
What is an extended family?
Back
Card 4
Front
"The family has a positive role in society. It provides emotional support for children". What sociological perspective says this?
Back
Card 5
Front
Inequality in society is caused by the conflict between ruling class and working class people". What sociological perspective says this?
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