sociology key terms - families and households

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consensus perspective that sees society as interconnected parts which work together	functionalism
theory that the structure and functions of the nuclear family are best suited to society	functional fit theory
the ability for the most competent + skills workers to gain promotions + gain wealth	social mobility
conflict perspective that sees society divided by social class under capitalism	marxism
ruling class who own means of production and exploit workers for profit	bourgeoisie
working class who sell their labour to ruling class in order to make money	proletariat
early classless society with no private property + production communally owned	primitive communism
type of feminism focused on women's equal rights and opportunities	liberal feminism
type of feminism that claims capitalism is the cause of womens oppression	marxist feminism
type of feminism that sees men as an enemy + the source of womens oppression	radical feminism
political system where men have control + power over women, and are benefitted	patriarchy
the idea that women should live independently of men in order to achieve liberation	separatism
all female households + political lesbianism instead of heterosexual relationships	matrilocal
type of feminism focusing on intersectionality and the unique experiences of women	difference feminism
perspective that looks at individual choice and diversity of experience	personal life
where an unmarried couple in a sexual relationship live together	cohabitation
type of family with married male breadwinner and female homemaker + children	nuclear family
type of family with married dual earner heterosexual couple + children	neo-conventional family
key functions provided by the family that are not lost with industrialisation	irreducible functions
the theory that the family provides a place to relax and de-stress after work	warm bath theory
perspective with conservative politics that emphasise importance of nuclear family	new right
husbands role involving going to work and providing money for the family	instrumental role
wives role involving domestic work as well as child care and socialisation	expressive role
perspective that sees society as deindustrialised with more diversity and instability	postmodernism
thesis that argues traditional societal structures have lost influence on us	individualisation thesis
a type of relationship that exists only to satisfy the needs of each partner	pure relationship
type of family where members have decide their role in order to meet their needs	negotiated family
type of family where family is unstable and "dead" but appears functional + alive	zombie family
thesis looking at relationships as an interconnected web which affect other bonds	connectedness thesis
government type favouring dual earner heterosexual couples	new labour


countries social policies which either encourage or discourage gender equality	gender regimes
family who's members are connected by divorce rather than marriage	divorce extended family
a marriage where the couple still live together but remain married in name only	empty shell marriage
negative label, shame or social disapproval attached to an action or thing	stigma
the decline in influence of religion on society	secularisation
where women take on paid work and domestic labour - housework and childcare	dual burden
where women take on paid work, domestic work as well as emotion work	triple shift
couples who are in a committed relationship but are not married or living together	living apart together
family type where three generations of a family live together under one roof	extended family
family type with strong connections between but not within generations	beanpole family
the average number of children a woman will have during her fertile years	fertility rate
number of babies who die before their first birthday per thousand live births per year	infant mortality rate
increased focus on children and more attention and resources being spent on them	child centredness
relationship between working, productive part of society and non working part	dependency ratio
population type where the average age in a country is rising	ageing population
negative stereotypes and unequal treatment of people due to their age	ageism
the process where people move into a country	immigration
the process where people move out of a country	emigration
negative factors of a place that encourage movement away from it	push factors
positive factors of a place that encourage movement to it	pull factors
the process where the world becomes increasingly interconnected	globalisation
the acceptance of existence of many different cultural identities within one area	multiculturalism
the process where immigrants adopt the culture of the host country	assimilation
type of parenting where parents obsess over perceived threats to their children	paranoid parenting
perspective that things are improving and becoming more equal and safe over time	march of progress
repeated pressure on parents from children to buy products for their child	pester power
rapid technological and cultural change has been harmful to children	toxic childhood
the dominance and control of older people over younger people	age patriarchy
when children behave or portray themselves as older than they actually are	acting up
when children behave or portray themselves as younger than they actually are	acting down

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