Frage | Antworten |
identity | how we see ourselves and how others see us |
social rules | parts we play in society; each role has its own social norms which tell us how we should act in that role |
family | consists of people we are related to by ties of blood, marriage, adoption, civil partnership, or cohabitation - there are many types |
socialisation | the process of learning how to become a member in society |
norms | the rules within a culture (e.g. do not kill) |
values | ideas about what is worthwhile and important in a culture (e.g. human life) |
culture | the way of life of a group of people; it is learned and shared. the main parts of culture include knowledge, skills, social norms, values and beliefs |
functionalist sociologists | sociologists who believe that each part of society has roles to fulfil in order that society can survive as a whole |
household | one person living alone or a group of people who have the same address and share either one meal a day or their living accomodation |
nuclear family | a two-generation family, consisting of parents and their dependent children (i.e. children under 16, or under 18 in full time education |
marriage | a legally recognised tie between a husband and a wife |
extended family | any family larger than a nuclear family - there are different types |
matrilocal | living with or near to the wife's family |
traditional extended family | a three-generation matrilocal family in which family members have frequent face-to-face contact |
patrilocal | living with or near to the husband's family |
neolocal | the couple set up their own home |
cohabitation | living together as partners without being married |
divorce | the legal termination (ending) of marriage, leaving the couple free to remarry |
secular society | a society that is not ruled by religious beliefs |
serial monogamy | a person has more than one marriage partner in their lifetime. The main reason for increased serial monogamy is increased divorce rate |
boomerang family | a family in which non-dependent children return home to live with their parents |
lone-parent family | a mother or father living without a partner, and their dependent child(ren) |
reconstituted family | a family in which one or both partners has been married or cohabited before, and has a child or children, creating step-relationships |
beanpole family | a tall, narrow extended family often containing four (or five) generations |
singlehood | remaining single; the term 'creative singlehood' refers to remaining single as a positive lifestyle choice |
conjugal roles | the roles of husbands and wives or couples who are living together as partners |
housewife | an unpaid role which made wives financially dependent on their husbands |
symmetrical family | a family in which conjugal roles are similar but not identical |
househusband | a man with the main responsibility for domestic tasks and childcare, whose partner is the main breadwinner |
dark side of the family | a situation in which family life damages its members |
domestic violence | threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, emotional, physical, sexual, or financial) committed by a family member against another |
child abuse | harm caused to a child or young person under 18 by an adult |
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