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FAMILY | A group of two or more persons associated by birth, cohabitation, marriage or adoption |
HOUSEHOLD | Either one person lives alone, or a group of people who live at the same address and who share at least one meal a day or facilities such as a living room |
FAMILY DIVERSITY | The idea that there are many different types of family structure |
NUCLEAR FAMILY | A family group consisting of the father, mother and their dependant children |
DEPENDANT CHILDREN | A person living in the household who is under 16 years of age, or aged between 16-18 but in full time education |
BREADWINNER | The person in the household who is the main income earner |
EXTENDED FAMILY | A family composed of the nuclear family and other relatives. |
GENERATION | A group of people who live during the same period of time |
MATRIFOCAL | A family organised by and focused on the mother |
CENSUS | A survey of all people and households in the country, held every 10 years in the UK. |
COHABITING | Partners living together without being married |
RECONSTITUTED FAMILY | A new family formed when two adults remarry or cohabit and live together with children from a previous relationship |
LONE PARENT FAMILY | One parent and a dependant child or children who live together |
SAME SEX FAMILY | A same-sex couple living together with their child or children |
EMPTY NEST FAMILY | A family where any dependant children have grown up and moved out of the family home |
BEANPOLE FAMILY | Families which have three or more generations living at the same time |
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY | A continuous national survey of people living in private households, conducted each year by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) |
STEREOTYPICAL | Oversimplified and sometimes exaggerated view |
CEREAL PACKET FAMILY | The traditional image of the nuclear family presented through the media involving clearly defined male and female roles |
STATUS | The honour or prestige attached to a person's position in society |
CONJUGAL BOND | The attachment that exists between marriage partners |
NEO-COVENTIONAL FAMILY | The new nuclear family headed by a married or cohabiting couple who are both working |
MARRIAGE | A legally recognised union of a man and a woman by religious or civil ceremony |
MONOGAMY | The practice of being married to only one person at a time |
SPOUSE | A marriage parter, husband or wife |
BIGAMY | The illegal practice in a monogamous society of having more than one spouse |
DIVORCE | The legal ending of a marriage |
SERIAL MONOGAMY | A pattern of divorce and monogamous remarriage |
ARRANGED MARRIAGE | A marriage in which the parents have a say in the choice of a bride or bridegroom for their son or daughter |
POLYGAMY | The accepted practice in some societies of having more than one spouse |
POLYGYNY | The accepted practice in some societies of a man having more than one wife |
POLYANDRY | The accepted practice in some societies of a woman having more than one husband |
FEMALE INFANTICIDE | The international killing of baby girls due to the preference of male babies |
DIVORCE RATE | The number of divorces per 1000 married people per year |
DECREE ABSOLUTE | This is the legal ending of the marriage. Once this has been granted, your marriage has been dissolved and you are legally single |
DIVORCE PETITION | The formal request to start divorce proceedings |
SOCIAL STIGMA | Branding something with negative feelings of shame and disgrace |
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE | The legal reasons given for wanting a divorce |
PATRIARCHAL | A situation where men dominate society and its institutions |
EMPTY SHELL MARRIAGE | Marriage when a couple are still married and live in the same house but live separate lives |
REMARRIAGES | An individual marrying after having been previously married and divorced |
SEGREGATED CONJUGAL ROLES | Husband and wife perform different tasks and have a number of separate interests and activities |
INTERGRATED CONJUGAL ROLES | Husband and wife perform similar tasks and have a number of common interests and activities |
EGALITARIAN | The idea that all are equal |
SYMMETRICAL FAMILY | Family where responsibilities and tasks are equally shared between husband and wife |
DOMESTIC DIVISION OF LABOUR | How household tasks are divided between between family |
DUAL BURDEN | Women are involved in full-time, paid work.. However, they are also expected to be responsible for the majority of the housework |
TRIPLE SHIFT | As well as working full-time and doing the majority of the housework, women are also responsible for emotional work in the household |
INVISIBLE WORK | Women think about family issues more than men |
LONGITUDINAL STUDIES | Studies that follow the same people over a long period of time |
LIFE EXPECTANCY | The age to which a person can be expected to live. Current UK figures are male: 76.6; female: 81 |
COMMUNE | A small community whose members share in the ownership of property and the division of labour |
UNDERCLASS | The group of people at the very bottom of the social structure who, either by their economic situation or culture are cut off from the rest of society |
CHRONIC | A continuous problem that extends over a period of time |
FINANCIAL DEPENDANCY | Relying upon someone else for money |
INTERGENERATIONAL | Between or across generations |
GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY | The geographical distance away from something |
AGEING POPULATION | The increasing number of elderly people in the population, and the decrease in the number of children and young people |
BIRTH RATE | The number of births per 1000 of the population per year |
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP | Same sex couples over the age of 16 can have their relationships legally recognised in the form of a civil partnership |
DEATH RATE | The number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year |
DEMOGRAPHY | The statistical study of the population |
DUAL EARNER FAMILY | A family where two adults work and earn money for the money |
ETHNIC GROUP | A social group who's members share an identity based on their cultural traditions or cultural characteristics, such as religion or language |
FERTILITY | The average number of children that women of child bearing age (usually 15-44) have in a society |
FERTILITY RATE | The number of live births per 1000 women of child bearing age in a given year |
FUNCTIONALISM | A sociological approach which examines society's structures in the terms of the functions they perform for the continuation of society and for individuals |
GENDER | The social or cultural differences between men and women, which are associated with masculinity and femininity |
GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY | Moving to live in another area, region or country |
INFANT MORTALITY | Children dying within the first year of their lives |
INFANT MORTALITY RATE | The number of infant deaths (under one year) per 1000 live births per year |
KINSHIP RELATIONSHIPS | Relationships between people based based on ties of blood, marriage, or adoption |
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH | The average number of years a newly born baby may be expected to live |
MARRIAGE RATE | The number of marriages per 1000 people per year |
MARXISM | A sociological approach which draws on the ideas of Karl Marx and applies them to modern societies |
MIGRATION | The physical movement of humans from one area to another |
NEW MAN | A male in the family who contributes to housework, and help with childcare |
SECULARISATION | The idea that religion is losing its influence and importance in society |
SERIAL MONOGAMY | Where a divorced person marries for a second time, then divorces, remarries, divorces, remarries.... |
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION | Ideas which are created by society |
WELFARE STATE PROVISIONS | The role of the state in looking after people's health and welfare |
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