Vokabeln Unit 5: Family, conformity and alternative lifestyles

Vokabelliste für Unit 5 - Family, conformity and alternative lifestyles aus den Unterrichtsunterlagen.

lifestyle

Lebensweise, Lebensführung (way of life)

to dictate sth

etw diktieren, etw vorschreiben (to control the way sth is done)

to shape one's own lifestyle

das Leben nach den eigenen Vorstellungen gestalten (to live your life the way you want)

to interact with sb

sich mit jdm auseinandersetzen, mit jdm interagieren (n interaction)

lifestyle decisions pl

Entscheidungen in Bezug auf die eigene Lebensweise ('moving to the south of France and working in a vineyard was a lifestyle decision')

individual action

Einzelaktion, individuelle Maßnahme (doing sth on one's own)

lifestyle choices pl

Auswahl verschiedener Lebensstiloptionen basierend auf Vorlieben (decisions about how one lives, impacting health, environment, and well-being.)

to be conditioned by sth

durch etw bedingt sein (to have learned behaviour)

family background

(familiäre) Herkunft, Familienverhältnisse (the family you are from, and the education you have had within this unit)

to influence sb/sth

jdn/etw beeinflussen (n influence)

role model

Vorbild (sb you admire and want to be like)

to inspire sb to do sth

jdn dazu anregen/inspirieren, etw zu tun (to create a positive feeling in sb to do sth)

to rebel against sb/sth

gegen jdn/etw rebellieren (to do the opposite of what is expected)

parents' expectations pl

die Erwartungen der Eltern (what parents want from their children)

to emancipate oneself from sth

sich von etw emanzipieren (to free oneself from sth)

traditional stereotype

hergebrachtes Rollenbild (e.g. men go out to work while women stay at home with the kids)

prejudice

Vorurteil(e) (a fixed image people have of a type of person which is often not true in reality)

social norm

gesellschaftliche Norm (sth that is normal in our society)

to adopt an alternative lifestyle

anders leben (to live in a different way to others)

to live up to one's dreams

nicht den eigenen Wunschvorstellungen gerecht werden (to be as good/interesting as you had hoped)

tradition

Tradition, Überlieferung, Brauch (e.g. celebrating workers on 1 May)

belief

Überzeugung, Glaube(nssatz) (v to believe in sth)

generation

Generation (e.g. parents, grandparents, children)

nuclear family

Kernfamilie, Kleinfamilie (family with two parents and children)

divorce

Scheidung (legal process that ends a marriage)

family model

Familienmodell (e.g. Mum, Dad, kids)

separation

Trennung (situation where a couple starts living separately)

remarriage

Wiederheirat, erneutes Heiraten (marrying sb else after getting a divorce)

blended family

Patchworkfamilie (a family made from two or more families)

step-parents pl

Stiefeltern (parents who are married to a biological parent of a child)

half-siblings pl

Halbgeschwister (brothers or sisters who have only one parent in common)

single-parent family

Einelternfamilie (family with one parent)

same-sex marriage

gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe (the marriage of two people of the same sex)

LGBTQ

LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer)

generational conflict

Generationenkonflikt (fighting or tension between different generations in a society)

caregiver

Bezugsperson, Erziehungsberechtigte/r (e.g. usually, the parents are the principal caregivers of a young child.)

identity

Identität (e.g. national identity, social identity)

value

Wert (the worth of sth)

sexuality

Sexualität (feelings and activities connected with a person's sexual desires)

close-knit community

enge Gemeinschaft (group of people who help and support each other)

extended family

erweiterte Familie, Großfamilie (e.g. my extended family includes my aunts, uncles and cousins.)

loyalty

Loyalität, Bindung (strong feeling of support and commitment)

solidarity

Solidarität (< > division)

family ties pl

Familienbande (relationships between family members)

dream

Wunschvorstellung, Traum (sth you wish would come true)

aim in life

Lebensziel (what you most want to do in life)

to live in harmony with sth

im Einklang mit etw leben (< > to live in conflict)

to define oneself

sich definieren (to say what makes you who you are)

the meaning we give our lives

der Sinn, den wir unserem Leben verleihen (what we think is important for a good life)

to be opposed to sth

sich einer Sache widersetzen (< > to support sth)

radical change

Umbruch, radikaler Wandel (doing things in a wildly different way)

pressure to conform

Anpassungsdruck (feeling forced to so things the way everyone else does them)

respectability

soziales Ansehen, Anständigkeit (good social standing)

to question values

Werte infrage stellen (to think about whether sth is right for you or not)

to dream of sth

sich etw erträumen, sich etw vorstellen (to want sth to happen)

fulfilling

erfüllend (n fulfillment)

to leave one's comfort zone

Neues wagen (to do sth you wouldn’t normally do)