Traditional definition: a married couple with one or more children.
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Household
A person living alone or group of people living together (may/may not be related).
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Geographical Mobility
The ability to move around the country, which is usually in pursuit of work.
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Surrogacy
An arrangement where mother has a child for another country.
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Infant Mortality Rate
The number of deaths in a population of infants under one year of age per thousand births.
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Child-Centred
The idea that children are the most important aspect of society.
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Nanny State
The idea that the government regulates and controls all aspects of our lives in an attempt to protect us from dangers.
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Integration
The subjective feeling of 'belonging' to a society and its structures.
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Cultural Identity
The culture you most closely identify with.
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Consensus
Agreement.
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Socialisation
The process of learning the norms and values of society.
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Instrumental Role
The economic/breadwinning role.
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Expressive Role
The nurturing role.
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Underclass
A group of peole who exist outside the main culture and at the bottom of the class system. The people here are often associated with welfare dependency.
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Social Construct
The idea that apparently objective phenomenon is created by society or its institutions, rather than a natural occurrence.
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Absolute Poverty
Poverty defined by the minimum requirements needed for a healthy existence.
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Conjugal Roles
The roles within marriage.
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Joint Conjugal Roles
Where the man and woman share the household roles.
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Separate Conjugal Roles
Where the couple have separate roles. Man works, woman does housework etc.
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Double Shift
Refers to women doing paid work and housework.
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Triple Shift
Refers to women doing paid work, housework and looking after the family's emotional needs.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A person living alone or group of people living together (may/may not be related).
Back
Household
Card 3
Front
The ability to move around the country, which is usually in pursuit of work.
Back
Card 4
Front
An arrangement where mother has a child for another country.
Back
Card 5
Front
The number of deaths in a population of infants under one year of age per thousand births.
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