family functions
a component of family systems theory that involves the daily routines of the family
family ideology
a set of beliefs, standards, world view, philosophy of life and values are shared by all family members. This is different from the generational and emotional aspects of family life.
female carer-core
female, adult primary carer
fertility rate
A statistic that measures the average number of children that women in a given group are expected to have over the course of a lifetime
functional fit
the ability to function in daily life in many different contexts
functional prerequisites
A function necessary for the continued existence of a society is a
same sex families
May face many challenges from a community that is unaccustomed to alternative lifestyles. The children's adaptation depends on the parents' psychological adjustment, the degree of participation and support of the absent biologic parent, and community acce
gender inequality
The inequality between men and women in terms of wealth, income, and status.
horizontal and vertical structures
describing various relationships will give also an image about the dynamism of the global world.
industrialisation
process whereby the means of production are based in mass production utilising devloping technology. basis of wealth of many countries in the 21stC
infantilisation
1. to keep in or reduce to an infantile state.
2. to treat or regard as infantile.
instrumental/expressive roles
Instrumental - concerned with attaining group goals. Expressive - concerned with promoting group morale
joint/segregated conjugal roles
where the husband and wife carry out many activities together and with a minimum of task differentiation and separation of interests
kibbutzim
farms in Israel where groups of Jewish families live and work together
kinship patterns(networks)
the study of the patterns of social relationships in one or more human cultures, or it can refer to the patterns of social relationships themselves
life course analysis
attempts to understand the onset, persistence & desistance of deivant activity across life span
lone/single parent family
1 parent
loss of function
when a body part stops working/ doesn't work as well as it should
marriage
A socially approved mating relationship that people expect to be stable and enduring.
marital breakdown/instability
When a husband and wife no longer get on with each other, leading to the end of the marriage by divorce or separation
matriarchy
A society ruled or controlled by women
matrifocal family
family group consisting of a mother and her children, with a male only loosely attached or not present at all
matrilineal
Based on a woman's family line
matrilocal residence
a residence pattern in which a married couple lives in the wife's mother's place of residence
migration
Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.
modified extended family
a household or family unit created by related nuclear families and/or friendships