Sociology

Key Concepts

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  • Created by: S.Abdalla
  • Created on: 20-12-12 20:58
Birth Rate
the number of live births per thousand of the population per year
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bourgeoisie
Marxist term for the capitalist class. The owners of the means production (factories, machiinery, raw materials, land etc) Marx argues that the bourgeoisie's ownership of the means of production also gives them political and ideological power.
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childhood
A socially defined age status. There are major differences in how childhood is defined, both historically and between cultures. These differences show that childhood is a social construction.
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Civil partnership
Civil partnership Act 2004 has given same-sex couples similar legal rights to married couples in respect of pensions, inheritance, tenancies and property.
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Conjugal Roles
Roles played by husband and wife
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segregated conjugal roles
Husband is the breadwinner and wife is the homemaker. Both spend leisure time separately.
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joint conjugal roles
husband and wife perform both roles and spend leisure time together.
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Marxist term for the capitalist class. The owners of the means production (factories, machiinery, raw materials, land etc) Marx argues that the bourgeoisie's ownership of the means of production also gives them political and ideological power.

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bourgeoisie

Card 3

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A socially defined age status. There are major differences in how childhood is defined, both historically and between cultures. These differences show that childhood is a social construction.

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Card 4

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Civil partnership Act 2004 has given same-sex couples similar legal rights to married couples in respect of pensions, inheritance, tenancies and property.

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Card 5

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Roles played by husband and wife

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