A husband and wife and their children who live together in the same household
Nuclear family
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a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives
Extended family
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A nuclear family extended with grandparents (from the generation above)
Vertically extended family
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A nuclear family extended with aunts, uncles, cousins.
Horizontally extended family
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A single parent living with their children
Lone parent family
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Same-sex family
Two people of the same sex living with their children
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Households where people live together who are not related by blood, law or marriage
Non-family household
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Households where people who are not related live together, usually for economic reasons – for example student households, or young professionals living together
Shared households
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Couples who are not married but live together.
Cohabiting couples
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A term developed by Levin, to describe a new type of family where adult partners do not live together, but can share the intimacy of family life and the autonomy of living alone.
Living apart together
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When people live alone.
Singlehood
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A multi-generation extended family, in a pattern which is long and thin, with few aunts and uncles, reflecting fewer children being born in each generation, but people living longer
Beanpole families
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calculated as the number of marriages per one thousand people per year.
Marriage rate
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calculated as the number of divorces per one thousand people per year.
Divorce rate
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calculated as the number of births per one thousand people per year.
Birth rate
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The number of children who would be born per woman - can be considered a more useful measurement as it can be compared more easily over time
Total fertility rate
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an increasing median age in a region due to declining fertility rates and/or rising life expectancy
Ageing population
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The argument that the nuclear family is the best family type for individuals and society as a whole
Ideology of the nuclear family
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An idea developed by Leach – he used this term to demonstrate that the media portrays the nuclear family as the ideal through advertising and TV programs.
Cereal packet family
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Theories which argue we all share certain norms and values and that society generally functions smoothly (e.g. functionalist theory)
Consensus theory
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Theories which argue society is generally based on conflict (class conflict, gender conflict) and sees society as unequal and requiring change.
Conflict theory
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Parsons argued that the family serves to meet the basic needs of society including education (primary socialisation), emotional gratification, economic support and sexual and reproductive needs.
Functions of the family
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The negative aspects of the family e.g. abuse, inequality etc.
Dark side of the family
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Refers to the parts played by husband and wife
Conjugal roles
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The idea that relationships between husbands and wives are now equal
Symmetrical families
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When husbands and wives share responsibilities in the household
Joint conjugal roles
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When husband and wife have separate roles in the household, e.g. husbands are the breadwinners and women are housewives.
Segregated conjugal roles
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Increasingly children are places at the centre of the family and given more status/decision making power.
Child-centred families
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The argument that childhood has been extended, possibly because young people now have to stay in education for longer and parents have more income to spend on them.
Extension of childhood
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A term developed by Heath (2004) referring to young people who continue to live with their parents in early adulthood to save money, but are eroding their parents savings
Kippers
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A term developed by Giddens – refers to the idea that we are less committed to long term relationships and more likely to pursue more superficial short term relationships that might be more convenient
Confluent love
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Beck & beck Gersheim argue that we are no longer bound by traditional family obligations and are free to pursue our own individual interests. They argue this has led to family diversity.
Individualisation
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A husband and wife and their children who live together in the same household
Back
Nuclear family
Card 3
Front
a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives
Back
Card 4
Front
A nuclear family extended with grandparents (from the generation above)
Back
Card 5
Front
A nuclear family extended with aunts, uncles, cousins.
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