Keywords

a group of people sharing living space

composed of a married adult man and woman with dependent children

a nuclear family living with other relatives

ties between people related by descent, marriage and adoption

one parent and their dependent child living together

the legal end of a marriage

a new family created by remarrying after loss of a partner

new parental responsibility of step-parents after remarriage

a child who lives with one biological parent and one step-parent

formally resgistered relationship between 2 people of the same sex with similar rights to married couples

increase in number of different types of families

a family in which the mother heads the family and the father has less importance bringing up a child

when the mother is the head of the household

marriage partners chosen by older family members

process by which infants absorb the basic norms and values of culture

stereotypical nuclear family with traditional gender roles

functions the family has according to functionalist theory

theoretical perspective focused on gender inequality centred around women

systems in which men are dominant and women are subordinate

a group of people who choose to live together and share property

when only one person lives in a residence

non-modern societies

being married to one person at a time

having more than one given partner in life but only one at a time

being married to more than one person at the same time

a man having more than one wife simultaneously

a women having more than one husband simultaneously

number of divorces per 1000 people annually

two people in an intimate unmarried relationship

formal joining of a man and woman in a relationship with rights and responsibilities

when a marriage has broken down so the couple isn’t living together

a married couple continuing to live together without love

lack of importance of religion in daily life

parts played by different members of the family

roles taken by husband and wife within the family from the domestic divison of labour

no segregation of roles as husband and wife carry out tasks and activities together

segregated roles in a normal traditional nuclear family

family with equal conjugal roles

families in which both man and woman do paid work

when men and women have equal roles, status and rights

when a child’s needs and wants are the most important considerations

parents living at home together after children move out

family in which adult children leave home but then return

husband and wife have different roles within the family

the way in which home tasks are divided between man and woman

women who do paid work as well as look after the family

negative aspects of family life - arguments, abuse, neglect, violence

family failing to carry out its functions

violence and manipulation within the family

societies with industrial economies and high urban populations

process in history in which societies changed from being rural to urban

growth of population in cities

patterns in changes of demographic measures

number of live births per 1000 annually

number of live births per 1000 women of child bearing age in population

families with one or few children

number of deaths per 1000 annually