Hectic Teacher Family and Households Flashcards

What type of family has many generations but not many within each generation?

Bean Pole

Which sociologist coined the term “Warm Bath Theory”

Parsons

Name one way in which childhood could be said to be toxic

• Junk Food

• Technology

• Video Games

• Lack of parental engagement

Which sociologist is associated with the “sociology of personal life”?

Carol Smart

Which sociologist thinks that Childhood is disappearing?

Postman

Identify one government policy from the last 40 years which has impacted the family (1970+)

• Children's Act

• Civil Partnerships

• Child Support Agency

• Paternity Leave

• New Deal

• Gay Marriage Act

• Sex Discrimination Act

• Equal Pay Act

Which sociologist completed a study looking at housewives and housework?

Anne Oakley

What is the triple shift?

• Emotional Support

• Paid Work

• Domestic Labour

Which family type has the mother in charge?

Matrifocal

Which perspective believes that the traditional family is disintegrating which is leading to the collapse of society?

New Right

What is the general trend in births since 1900?

Decline

Give one reason for the rise in divorce

• Divorce reform Act

• Secularisation

• Less Stigma

• Rise in expectations

• Changing role of women

What is a social norm?

Unwritten rule of behaviour

Define the term infant mortality rate

The number of infant deaths before their first birthday per thousand live births per year

What is the difference between an arranged marriage and a forced marriage?

Arranged marriage means they still have choice, but a forced marriage doesn’t have choice and is illegal

How often is the UK census completed?

10 years

What is migration?

The movement from one country to another

What term is used to describe a family where there are multiple wives?

Polygyny

What is a symmetrical Family?

Where there is equality between the partners in terms of domestic labour and decision making

What is the definition of fertility rate?

The average number of children a women will have during her childbearing years (15–45)

What is the expressive role?

The emotional support and caring role

Which sociologist is associated with toxic childhood?

Sue Palmer

Which sociologists is associated with the “Cushioning Effect”?

Zarestsky

What does the term “Dark side of the family” refer to?

Abuse and Violence in the family

What is a neo-conventional family?

Duel earning family with traditional roles

What are the 5 types of diversity according to the Rapoports?

• Cultural

• Life course

• Organisational

• Generational

• Social Class

Give one reason for the rise in cohabitation

• Secularisation

• Less stigma,

• Women’s financial independence

• Rising disillusionment with marriage

Who are the two main Functionalist thinkers who discuss the family?

Murdock and Parsons

What are the 4 functions of the family according to Murdock?

• Economic

• Reproduction

• Socialisation

• Stabilisation of Sex Drive

What is the definition of death rate?

Number of deaths per year per 1000 of the population

What are three types of feminism?

• Radical

• Liberal

• Marxist

• Duel Systems

• Intersectional

What is the postmodernist view of the family?

We create the family that suits are needs at that moment in time

What is meant by Joint Conjugal roles?

Partners share the domestic labour and leisure time

What is the term for when society and families focus on the needs of the children?

Child Centered

Define the term family?

A group of people bonded by blood or legal means

What is the divorce rate?

The number of divorces per 1000 married couple per year

Who is associated with the negotiated family and individualisation theory?

Beck

What is the general trend in marriages in the past 50 years?

Decline

Identify one inequality between children and adult

• Neglect

• Abuse

• Control over time

• Space

• Bodies

• Resources

Give one reason for the change in position of children

• Introduction of compulsory school

• Child protection legislation

• Children's rights

• Declining family size

What is a pure relationship?

A relationship that is held together by choice and love, not tradition or social norms

Give one reason for the rise in the symmetrical family

• Changing role of women

• Geographical Mobility

• New Technology

• Higher Standards of living

What is age patriarchy?

Adult domination over children

Who believed that childhood isn’t disappearing but changing?

Opie

Which sociologists are associated with the March of Progress view?

Wilmott and Young

What is the difference between Emigration and immigration?

• Emigration is leaving the country

• Immigration is entering

Who looked into the historical differences in childhood?

Aries

What is the information hierarchy?

The division between adults who can read and children who can’t

Pahland Volger identified two ways that money is controlled in the family. What are they?

Pooling and Allowance

What is the dependency ratio?

The relationship between the working population and non working / dependent population

What is meant by fictive kin?

Friends that you treat as family

Who suggested that domestic violence is caused by patriarchy and the need for men to assert their power over women?

Dobash and Dobash

What is the duel burden?

Domestic Labour and Emotional Support

Which perspective sees the rising divorce rate as meaning that people have more choice over their lives?

Postmodernism

What is the instrumental role?

The breadwinner and disciplinarian of the family usually the male

What is meant by a social construct?

Social phenomena that is created and varies from society to society

Give one reason for the decline in birth rate

• Changing role of women

• Introduction of contraception

• Decline in infant mortality rate

• Child centeredness

• Children as economic liabilities

Give one reason for the rise of lone parent families

• Changing role of women

• Rise of divorce

• Single by choice

• Fertility technology

Who is associated with the cultural explanation for the domestic division of labour?

• Gurshuny

• Man Yee Kan

• Dunne

What is the information hierarchy?

The division between adults who can read and children who can’t

Who investigated the Tikopia tribe in relation to Children?

Firth

Give one reason for the decline in death rate?

• Improved Nutrition

• Medical Improvements

• Smoking and diet

• Decline in dangerous manual occupations

• Better public health measures

What is meant by life expectancy?

How long the average person will live for

What is net migration?

The difference between the number of people leaving a country and the number who enter it

Who argued against Postman stating that childhood was not disappearing?

Opie

How does the family support capitalism according to the Marxists?

• Inheritance of Wealth

• Passing on of private property unit of consumption

• Providing the next generation of workers

Give one impact of an aging population

• Higher dependency ratio

• More extended family

• More demand for social services

Who is the main thinker in the New Right?

Charles Murray

What is the sociological Cage?

• Class

• Age

• Gender

• Ethnicity

What did Parson’s mean by “functional fit”?

Families change structure to fit the needs of society

What is a LAT?

Living apart together

What is a reconstituted Family?

• Step Family

  • Partners bring children from previous relation to a new relationship

What is a extended Family?

Family which includes grand parents, aunts, Uncles and cousins etc

What does Patriarchy mean?

Male dominance in society

What type of family was most prominent in pre-industrial society?

Extended family

What type of household counted for 11% of all households in 2011?

Single Person

Which sociologist is associated with the neo-conventional family?

Chester

What is an empty nest family?

When children have grown up and left home

In what 4 ways to adults control Children?

• Space

• Time

• Resources

• Bodies

What is an endogamous Marriage?

Marriage within the same ethnic group, social class or religion

What is a household?

A group of people who live under the same roof, share bills and resources but are not related by blood or legal means

What is the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker?

Has have asked to be a refugee but not been processed yet

Give one reason why families have become more child centred

• Less Children

• More resources

• Law

Name the four types of marital breakdown?

• Divorce

• Separation

• Annulment

• Empty Shell

What is serial monogamy?

Sexually exclusive relationships that follow one after another

What is meant by a sandwich generation?

The generation that is looking after both their own children and their elderly parents at the same time

Name one way that Postman suggests that childhood is disappearing

• Information Hierarchy

• Crime

• Sexualisation

• Blurring of responsibilities

What term did Parsons use to explain the process of social institutions changing to fit the needs of society?

Structural Differentiation

What do radical feminists mean by political lesbianism?

Getting rid of sexual politics by only having sex with other women regardless of sexuality

What is confluent love?

A relationship that last only as long as it is convenient and meets expectations

How did Aries investigate the historical relativity of childhood?

Through Paintings and Photographs

What term is used by Parsons to describe the role of the breadwinner and disciplinarian of the family?

Instrumental Role

Give two reasons why domestic violence is under reported

• Fear

• Belief they deserve it

• Not knowing they are a victim

In which ethnic group are matrifocal single parent families most common?

Afro-Caribbean

What term is used to describe a marriage with more than two partners?

Polygamy

What is an ascribed status?

The status that you are born with

What is the difference between empty nest and empty shell marriage?

Empty nest means children have left home. Empty shell means there is no love between the partners but usually stay together for children

Before the Divorce Reform Act what three reasons could be given by a woman for wanting divorce?

• Abuse

• Abandonment

• Adultery

What is an extended family?

3 or more generations living in close proximity to each other

What are the three main causes of domestic violence?

• Husband's expectations regarding a woman's domestic work

• Possessiveness and sexual jealousy

• Allocation of family resources (money)

• Crisis of masculinity