Sociology Unit 1 - Families and Households 4.0 / 5 based on 5 ratings ? SociologyFamilies and householdsASAQA Created by: Sophie RobbinsCreated on: 13-12-12 19:58 Lone parent family One parent with children 1 of 40 Infant mortality rate Number of children who die before their first birthday per thousand babies born alive each year 2 of 40 Fertility rate Proportion of women of childbearing age (15-44) and how many children they have 3 of 40 Serial monogamy Being in a monogamous relationship one after another (unmarried) 4 of 40 Migration People moving between countries and within a country (place to place) 5 of 40 Birth rate How many live babies are born (per 1000 population) 6 of 40 Death/mortality rate How many people die (per 1000 population) 7 of 40 Emigration People leaving a country 8 of 40 Divorce Legal seperation and ending of marriage 9 of 40 Extended family Family comprising of parents, children, grandparents and aunts/uncles 10 of 40 Same sex relationship Homosexual couple 11 of 40 Cohabitation Unmarried couple (homosexual/heterosexual) living together 12 of 40 Marriage Legal joining of husband and wife 13 of 40 Secularisation The lessening of religion in life 14 of 40 Seperation Splitting up of a relationship 15 of 40 Symmetrical family Characterised by joint conjugal role 16 of 40 Joint conjugal roles Roles of husband and wife in home becoming shared and similar 17 of 40 Instrumental roles Breadwinner: success at work role 18 of 40 Household A person or group of people who are living together that may or may not be related 19 of 40 Ascribed status Position in society fixed at birth 20 of 40 Primary socialisation Socialisation that occurs in the home: learning the norms and culture 21 of 40 Patriarchal family Family headed by a man/male dominated family 22 of 40 Achieved status Position in society based on effort, ability and qualifications 23 of 40 Polyandry Husband having more than one wife at a time 24 of 40 Polygyny Wife having more than one husband at a time 25 of 40 Reconstituted/blended family Step family - family seperated and joined with another different family unit 26 of 40 Net migration Difference between numbers immigrating and those emigrating 27 of 40 Life expectancy How long on average a person can be expected to live 28 of 40 Demography Study of population and population changes 29 of 40 Segregated conjugal roles Seperate roles of husband and wife in a relationship 30 of 40 Triple shift Paid work, housework, emotional work 31 of 40 Double shift/dual burden Paid work, housework 32 of 40 Expressive role Typically the female role: housework, childcare/rearing 33 of 40 Diversity Variety, many different types 34 of 40 Nuclear family Husband, wife and their children 35 of 40 Conflict In disagreement 36 of 40 Consensus In agreement 37 of 40 Polygamy Having more than one husband/wife at a time 38 of 40 Division of labour How work is shared in a house/relationship 39 of 40 Monogamy Being in a relationship with one person only 40 of 40
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