key terms Flashcards
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kinship
a social group of people who share a similar income, wealth or type of occupation.
family
classic functionalist definition: a social group characterised by; common residence, economic cooperation, adults of both sexes, in a socially approved sexual relationship, one or more children own or adopted (Murdock 1949)
household
one individual or a group of people live together at one address and share a living space
nuclear family
a father and mother with their dependant children, either their own or adopted, living together in one household
beanpole family
a family with a long, thin structure (not many children
reconstituted family
one parent with a child from a previous relationship starts a new relationship with another partner who may or may not have children themselves
empty nest family
a family in which both parents have paid employment outside of the home
same sex family
when the adults in the family have the same sex e.g. both parents are female
single parent family
a family headed by an individual (unmarried parent) usually due to choice, divorce or death of spouse
extended family
includes additional relatives beyond the nuclear family such as grandparents, aunts, uncles
chosen family
non-biologically related group of people established to provide ongoing social support
adoption
the process by which adults usually permanently, but also temporarily, care for a child that isn’t theirs biologically
surragocy
situation where a person intentionally gets pregnant and carries a child for someone else
invitro fertalization
the fertalization of an egg by sperm but outside of the body
sexual function
one of Murdocks essential function of family which prevents sexual jealousy in a monogamous relationship
