Sociology

Front 1

What is meant by the term "primary socialisation"??

Back 1

"primary socialisation" is the learning of norms and values of a culture from a primary place like the home

Front 2

What is meant by the term "value consensus"??

Back 2

"value consensus" means where society is based on a shared set of basic values and norms

Front 3

Give three examples if an agency of socialisation

Back 3

family, school, religion

Front 4

Explain what is meant by the term "secondary socialisation"

Back 4

where you are socialised into the culture which takes place in school and the wider society

Front 5

Explain what is meant by the "structural view of society"

Back 5

people are entirely shaped by the structure of society, behaving according to society's norms and expectations, internalised throught the socialisation process

Front 6

Explain what is meant by the "social action view of society"

Back 6

people have freewill and choice. they create society through their own actions and interactions

Front 7

Explain what is meant by the term "patriarchal family"

Back 7

where the husband is in charge of the family and where the women are oppressed by them (feminst view of family)

Front 8

Explain what is meant by "patriarchy"

Back 8

is when men are in charge and that everything is done for them

Front 9

What is meant by "cohabitation"??

Back 9

is where a couple in a sexual relationship are living together but are not married

Front 10

What is meant by "serial monogamy"??

Back 10

when somebody has a series of relationships but with only one person at a time

Front 11

What is meant by "divorce rate"??

Back 11

how much divorces have changed in pattern, whether they have increased or decreased

Front 12

Explain what is meant by a "household"

Back 12

a person living alone or a group of people living together (share meals, bills, housework etc.), who may or may not be related

Front 13

Explain what is meant by a "reconstitued family"

Back 13

a stepfamily, in which one or both partners have hildren from previous marriages

Front 14

Explain what is meant by the "neo-conventional family"

Back 14

is where both parents are earning money (dual earner) not just the male

Front 15

Explain what is meant by an "expressive role"

Back 15

is the role done mainly by the mother. it is the caring, nurturing, "home-maker" role

Front 16

Explain what is meant by the "dual burnden"

Back 16

is when someone is responsible for two jobs such as paid labour and then also domestic labour (normally woman)

Front 17

Explain what is meant by the term "triple shift"

Back 17

is when someone is responsible for three jobs, domestic labour, paid labour and also emotion work (mainly done by women)

Front 18

Explain what is meant by "segregated conjugal roles"

Back 18

where the married couple have separate roles, and also separate leisure activities

Front 19

Explain what is meant by the term "gender division of labour" in the family

Back 19

is when the roles in the family are split up according to your gender for example, the men go out to paid work and the women do the housework and childcare

Front 20

Explain what is meant by the term "child-centred society"

Back 20

is where the society does a lot for the children for example, they have fewer children to buy more stuff for the children they have

Front 21

Explain what is meant by the "infant mortality rate"

Back 21

the number of babies that die before their first birthday, per 1000 births per year