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| Question | Answer |
| 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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