Families and Households - Definition and Sociological perspectives,Questions and Answers Graded A+

Families and Households - Definition and Sociological perspectives,Questions and Answers Graded A+ Nuclear family - ANSWER-Two generations of a family living together in one household Extended Family - ANSWER-Three or more generations live together in one household Modified extended family - ANSWER-A family lives apart but keeps their ties Lone Parent - ANSWER-Families containing only one parent with his or her child Step, reconstituted or blended family - ANSWER-Composed of an adult couple living with at least one child born from a previous union of one of the parents Gay or lesbian families - ANSWER-Parents are the same-sex and raise children which are adopted Shared household - ANSWER-A group of people that are unrelated but live together Single person household - ANSWER-A household that contains just one person Question 4 (10) - ANSWER-Outline and explain two... Question 5 (10) - ANSWER-Applying material from item A, analyse two... Question 6 (20) - ANSWER-Applying material from item B and your knowledge, evaluate... Age patriarchy - ANSWER-the world is run by adults and children are oppressed by society Ageism - ANSWER-prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age Alienation - ANSWER-estrangement of humans from some aspect of society Ascribed status - ANSWER-a status into which one is born Achieved status - ANSWER-A social position attained through efforts Assimilation - ANSWER-the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another Beanpole family - ANSWER-multiple generations but only a few members in each one Bourgeoisie - ANSWER-the ruling class Capitalism - ANSWER-An economic system based on private ownership of capital