a legally recognised relationship between a man and a woman
1 of 17
civil partnership
a legally recognised relationship between a same-sex couple
2 of 17
cohabitation
where adult partners live together outside marriage or civil partnership
3 of 17
parenthood
the state of being a parent, of having to satisfy those of society’s expectations that relate to being responsible for bringing up children
4 of 17
dependent children
children living with their parent(s) who are aged under 16 or are aged 16–18 and in full-time education or training
5 of 17
nuclear family
a ‘traditional’ model of the family that contains a mother, a father and their dependent child or children, all of them sharing a home
6 of 17
lone-parent family
family consisting of one parent and his or her dependent child or children, living together in the same home
7 of 17
gay or lesbian family
a same-sex couple and their child or dependent children, all sharing a home together
8 of 17
secularisation process
decline in the social influence of religion
9 of 17
blended (or reconstituted) family
a family where at least one of the two partners has a child or children from a previous relationship living with them
10 of 17
extended family
a family group consisting of three or more generations, typically include grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc.
11 of 17
beanpole families
an extended kinship family consisting of four (or more) generations but with only a small number of people in each generation.
12 of 17
kinship relations
relationships between blood relatives
13 of 17
household
either a person living alone or a group of persons occupying a home or living space who share incomes and expenditure, e.g. by regularly taking meals together or buying goods to maintain the home
14 of 17
family household
household containing a family group such as a nuclear or lone- parent family
15 of 17
non-family household
a household where no kinship relationships exist, e.g. one person living alone or a group of unrelated people such as students, friends or nurses who live together
16 of 17
non-household
iving situations such as communal establishments (e.g. care homes) or institutions (e.g. prisons), where residents/inmates don’t share incomes and expenditure (the definition of a household)
17 of 17
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
a legally recognised relationship between a same-sex couple
Back
civil partnership
Card 3
Front
where adult partners live together outside marriage or civil partnership
Back
Card 4
Front
the state of being a parent, of having to satisfy those of society’s expectations that relate to being responsible for bringing up children
Back
Card 5
Front
children living with their parent(s) who are aged under 16 or are aged 16–18 and in full-time education or training
Comments
No comments have yet been made