Families and Households

1234567891011
Across
  1. 4. Radical feminists argue the family is founded on this, where men dominate and exploit women.
  2. 5. The decline in the influence of religion, allowing for more diverse family forms.
  3. 6. Parsons' term for the male breadwinner role.
  4. 10. Two adults living together with their own children; considered the "cereal packet" family by some.
  5. 11. Theoretical perspective that argues the family provides essential functions like primary socialisation.
Down
  1. 1. A couple living together without being married, a trend that has significantly increased.
  2. 2. Type of family that includes grandparents, aunts, and uncles, often spanning three generations.
  3. 3. Feminist who criticized the "symmetrical family" concept, arguing women still do most domestic work.
  4. 5. Young and Willmott's term for a family where roles are shared more equally between partners.
  5. 7. Parsons' term for the female role of nurturing and childcare.
  6. 8. Marxist who argued the family serves capitalism by acting as a unit of consumption and providing a "haven" from alienation.
  7. 9. A multi-generational family structure that is long and thin, with fewer siblings due to lower birth rates.