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adolescence |
development from a child into an adult |
period following puberty |
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agency of socialization |
four of the most important agents of socialization are the FAMILY, SCHOOL, PEERS, and MASS MEDIA. Family is considered the most important out of the four. |
Family is considered the most important out of the four. |
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arranged marriage |
a marriage planned (and agreed) by the families or guardians of the couple |
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attitude survey |
an assessment of the feelings of a population toward a brand, product, or company |
feelings towards something |
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bias |
for or against one group in a way that is unfair |
unfair |
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bigamy |
marrying someone whilst married to another person |
marriage |
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blended family |
a family that consists of a couple, the children they have together and children from past relationships |
past relationships |
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canalization |
the way in which parents channel the child's interests in activities or toys |
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case study |
a process or record of research into the development of a person, group, or situation over a period of time |
process over time |
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census |
official survey about a population |
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child rearing |
process of bringing up children |
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childhood |
period of being a child |
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closed question |
can be answered with "yes" or "no" |
simple answer |
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cohabitation |
having a sexual relationship without being married |
not being married |
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commune |
group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities |
group of people |
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competition |
activity of striving to gain something by establishing superiority over others |
gaining something |
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confidentiality |
keeping a secret |
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conformity |
compliance with standards, rules, or laws |
rules |
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conjugal relationships |
sexual relationship between a married couple |
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conjugal role |
roles played by female and male partners in marriage or in a cohabiting marriage |
male and female |
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consensus |
general agreement |
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content analysis |
provides a quantitative description - involve media (newspapers/magazines), television, video, movies and the internet |
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continuity |
unbroken and consistent existence of something over time |
over time |
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conventional family |
values centred around the significant events in their personal and family lives |
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covert observation |
undercover researcher to gain information without the person knowing they're bring studied |
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crisis of masculinity |
pressures forced on males during daily life and how they fail to cope and hide their problems |
pressure on males |
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data |
facts and statistics collected together |
collected |
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data analysis |
inspecting, cleansing, transforming and modelling data to discover useful information |
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data protection |
legal control over access to and use of data stored in computers |
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dependent family member |
dependent family members (spouse, unmarried children under age of 18 and aging parents) must make seperate application for Entry Permit |
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discrimination |
unjust treatment to different people of different race, age or sex |
unjust treatment |
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divorce |
end of marriage, normally done in court |
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domestic division of labour |
division of tasks, roles, and duties within household |
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double shift |
unpaid and paid work - looking after children/working for a company |
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double standard |
rules which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups |
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dual career family |
both parents have careers away from home |
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dysfunctional families |
in which conflict, misbehaviour, and often child neglect/abuse occur regularly, leading other family members to do these actions. children can grow up to believe these actions are normal |
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economic function |
family units make up the institutions that run society |
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economy |
state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money |
money |
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egalitarian |
believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights |
equality |
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empty nest family |
the children have grown up and left home |
left home |
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empty shell marriage |
where the spouses continue to live together but live as seperate individuals |
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ethical considerations |
ethical issues are to be considered during the formation of the evaluation plan. they include: informed consent, voluntary participation, no harm has been done, confidentiality and anonymity |
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ethnic diversity |
each individual is unique, whether that be by race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, beliefs (religious/political) and physical abilities |
different/unique |
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ethnic group |
population made up of people who share a common cultural background |
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ethnic minority |
a group within a population which has different cultural traditions from the main population |
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ethnicity |
the state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition |
belonging |
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ethnography |
scientific description of people and culture with their customs, habits, and mutual differences |
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expectations |
strong belief that something will happen or be the case |
strong belief |
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expressive role |
known as the mother's role - managing conflict, soothing hurt feelings, encouraging good humour, caring |
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extended family |
family with extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents or other relatives |
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