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15 Cards in this Set
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Define the nuclear family
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A married heterosexual couple in a socially approved sexual relationship who share common residence with their dependent offspring either biological or adopted
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Define the extended family
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A family including three/more generations. Commonly: grandparents, their sons and daughters, and their children
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Define polygamy
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Type of marriage where there is more than one spouse at a time
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Define polygyny
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Marriage structure where a male has more than one wife at a time
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Define polyandry
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Rare marriage structure in which a woman has more than one husband at one time
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Define the expressive role
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A role proposed by Parsons that is performed by women within a family. It involves caring, nurturing and a supportive role that functionalists believe should be naturally performed by women
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Define the instrumental role
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A role proposed by Parsons for the male wage earner/breadwinner/economic provider in a household
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Define geographical mobility
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Extent to which labour is willing to relocate to different areas of the country
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Define heterosexual
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One who's sexual attraction is to people of the opposite sex
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Define nepotism
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Favouritism towards one's relatives
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Define pre-industrialization
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Period before industrialization
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Define patriarchy
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Male domination of society
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Define social policy
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Governmental policy for dealing with social issues
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Define industrialization
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Process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial agrarian economy to an industrial state. This process occurred between the years 1750-1900 in Great Britain
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Define household
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One person living alone, or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address
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