SOCIOLOGY - FAMILY

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SEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOUR
The division of both paid work and domestic labour into mens jobs and womens jobs.
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ASCRIPTION
The allocation of role/status on the basis of fixed characteristics (gender, family)
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DOMESTIC LABOUR
Housework and childcare
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IDEOLOGICAL APPARATUS
Marxists. Any institution that is involved in the transmitting of ruling class ideas.
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KINSHIP
Related to each other by blood, marriage etc.
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MUTUAL ECONOMIC SUPPORT SYSTEM (MESS)
A system in which family members work to support each other.
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SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
The feeling of belonging
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SYMMETRICAL FAMILY
A nuclear family in which both spouses perform equally important roles.
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STRUCTURAL DIFFERENTIATION
When specialised agencies developed and took over many functions of the family.
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CONSENSUS
Common agreement on shared values
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FEMINISATION OF ECONOMY
An economic trend that began in the 1990's whereby the majority of newly available jobs were aimed at women.
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FUNCTIONAL PREREQUISITES
The basic needs of society, such as the need for social order.
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WARM BATH THEORY
Idea that the home is a place to relieve stress and stabalize adult personalities.
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FAMILIAL IDEOLOGY
The view that a particular type of family and particular living arrangements are the ideals that people should aspire to.
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MATERNAL DEPRIVATION
The view that if a child is deprived of maternal love for any significant period of time, it will grow to be psychologically damaging
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NEW RIGHT
A group of thinkers who believe strongly in tradition. They tend to support the conservative party.
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BIRTH RATE
The number of live births per 1000
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DEATH RATE
Number of deaths per 1000
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DEMOGRAPHY
The study of population change
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EMIGRATION
People moving abroad.
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FERTILITY RATE
Number of children born per 1000 to women aged 15-44
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IMMIGRATION
People settling in the country to live and work.
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MIGRATION
The number of people entering and leaving the country
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MORAL PANIC
Public concern over some aspect of behaviour, created and reinforced in large part by sensational media coverage.
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EMPTY SHELL MARRIAGES
A marriage in which the partners no longer love each other but stay together, usually for the sake of th
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IRRETRIEVABLE
Unable to be recovered. Broken down forever.
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MONOGAMY
The practice of having only 1 partner.
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SCAPEGOATED
Unfairly blamed
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RECONSTITUTED FAMILY
Step families
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CONJUGAL RELATIONSHIPS
The relationship between married or cohabiting partners.
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DOUBLE SHIFT/DUAL BURDEN
Refers to wives taking responsibility for the bulk of domestic tasks as well as hold down full time jobs.
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EGALITARIAN
Based on equality
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SEGREGATED DIVISION OF LABOUR IN THE HOME
A traditional sexual division of labour in which women take responsibility for housework and mothering. Men take responsobility
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The allocation of role/status on the basis of fixed characteristics (gender, family)

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ASCRIPTION

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Housework and childcare

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Marxists. Any institution that is involved in the transmitting of ruling class ideas.

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Related to each other by blood, marriage etc.

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