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21 Cards in this Set
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Instrumental Role |
The breadwinner role in the family - seen by Parsons as the man's role. |
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Conjugal Role |
The domestic roles of married or cohabiting partners. |
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Expressive Role |
The caring, emotional and nurturing role- seen by Parsons as the women's role. |
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Domestic Devision of Labour |
How household tasks are devided between family members. |
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Joint/Integrated Conjugal Roles |
Husband and wife perform similar tasks and have a number of common interests and activities. |
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Segregated Conjugal Roles |
Husband and wife perform different tasks and have a number of seperate interests and activities. |
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Microsm |
A miniature version of something. |
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Pester Power |
Children nagging parents for things (usually toys or other materialistic items). |
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Geographical Mobility |
Being able to move around the country. |
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Modified Extended Family |
Extended family groupings whose members live apart geographically but will stay in touch. |
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Sandwich Generation |
Generation sandwiched between older and younger generations. |
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Boomerang Children |
Children who leave home (e.g. for univeristy) and return to home before leaving permanently. |
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Monogamy |
The practise of being married to one person at a time. |
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Romantic Love |
Mutual attraction. |
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Empty Shell Relationship |
Being legally married but not in love anymore. |
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Serial Monogamy |
This describes when a divorced person enters a second marriage, then divorces, remarried again, divorces, remarries and so on. |
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Polygamy |
Occurs when a person has more than one husband or wife at the same time. This is illegal in the UK. |
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Polygyny |
This form of polygamy describes when a man has two or more wives. |
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Polyandry |
This form of polygamy describes when a woman has two or more husbands. |
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Arranged Marriages |
Parents or other family members find suitable partners for their children, who then decide whether to accept the partner and consent to the marriage. |
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Forced Marriages |
One or both partners do not give consent but the wedding goes ahead anyway against their will. |
