families and households Flashcards
what is a household?
1 or more person living at the same address, not just families
what is a family?
related through kinship
what is kinship?
relations through blood or marriage / civil partnership or adoption
what is a nuclear family?
two generations living in the same household
what is extended family?
large number of people usually three generations or more living together
what is reconstructed family?
formed by adults who previously married and bring children from their previous marriage into the new marriage
what is dual earning?
both parties contribute to the financial support of their household
what is a reconstituted family?
two families who join together after one or both partners divorced their previous partners
what is the matrifocal family?
mother and father play a less important role in the home and in bringing up children
what is a chosen family?
group of individuals who deliberately choose one another to play significant roles in each others lives
what is dispersed extended?
less frequent contact between families and relatives
what is a beanpole family?
a multi-generational family that is long and thin with few aunts, uncles and grandparents
what is ideological state apparatus?
institutions like education, churches, family and the law which were formally outside state control but which served to transmit the values of the state
what is a marxist feminist?
emphasises the way women are doubly exploited- both as workers in an unequal, exploitative capitalist society, and as women
what is a liberal feminist?
recognises womens position in the family, with women taking responsibility for housework and childcare, can have effects on their power, career, and health