Sociology Eduqas 2024

• Beanpole families

  A multigenerational family in which each generation has one or very few members
• Bigamy


  the offence of marrying someone who is already married to another person
• Birth rate


  the number of babies born per 1000 people
• Breadwinner


  a person who earns money to support the family (traditionally the male was the sole breadwinner but today there are often dual breadwinners)
• Cereal packet family


  A stereotypical family, as created by the media which 'best' describes family life in Britain today - usually this is a nuclear family with two dependent children.
• Child-centredness


  A family where parents take an active interest in their children, treating them as equals.
• Civil partnership


  A legally recognised union of a same sex couple.
• Cohabitation


  two people who are in a relationship and living together however are not married.
• Commune

  a group of people who live together and share possessions and responsibilities.
• Death rate


  the number of people who die per 1000 people
• Democratic relationships


  a relationship based on equality
• Demography


  the study of statistics e.g. births, deaths, income
• Domestic abuse


  Any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between adults who are or have been intimate partners or family members.
• Domestic division of labour


  The division of tasks, roles and duties within the household.
• Divorce rate

  the number of divorces per 1000 people.
• Empty nest


  a household in which one or more parents live after the children have left home
• Family Diversity


  The notion that many different types of families exist in British society today.
• Fertility rate


  The number of babies born per 1000 women.
• Generation


  A group of individuals born and living at the same time.
• Househusband/wife


  a married man/wife who manages the household and children whilst their partner acts as the breadwinner to earn the family income.
• Lone-parent family


  a family which consists of one parent and their dependent child/children. In 90% of cases the lone parent is the mother.
• Marriage rate


  The number of marriages which takes place over a given period in time.
• Matriarchal family


  A family which is organised the lead female as the head of household
• Monogamy


  the state of being married to one person at one time
• New man


  a man who believes that men and women are equal and should be able to do the same things.
• Patriarchy


  a social system where the male holds primary power.
• exhilarated: very happy, animated, or elated
• rigid: unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible