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What is a household?
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A household is a social and practical unit organized around residence and everyday cooperation.
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4 Households and Domestic Organization Free Online FlashCards
Study 4 Households and Domestic Organization with 12 free online flashcards. Review key terms, definitions, and concepts with this interactive flashcard deck.
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How does a household differ from a family?
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Family membership is generally based on relationships such as descent, marriage, or adoption; household membership is based on residence and practical cooperation. The two can overlap but are not identical.
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What defines an extended household?
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An extended household includes relatives beyond a single parent-child or conjugal unit; it may contain more than one such unit.
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Does co-residence require sharing one building?
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A household may occupy one dwelling or a compound of nearby dwellings, so co-residence does not necessarily mean sharing one building or room.
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What can cause household membership to change over time?
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Household membership can change as people marry, have children, migrate, separate, or need care.
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What kinds of work count as domestic labor?
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Domestic labor includes work needed for daily life, such as obtaining or preparing food, cleaning, maintaining a dwelling, earning income, and caring for dependents.
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What shapes the division of household tasks?
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Household tasks may be divided by age, skill, gender, status, or availability, and these divisions can change over a person’s life. No task should be assumed to belong universally to one gender or member.
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Does household cooperation guarantee equal control of resources?
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Household members may coordinate work and pool contributions without having equal control over income, property, or decisions.
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Why can unpaid domestic work be overlooked?
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Unpaid care and routine domestic work are essential to household well-being but may be undervalued or left out of standard measures of economic activity.
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What does postmarital residence describe?
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Postmarital residence describes a social pattern or expectation about where a couple lives after marriage in relation to relatives.
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What is patrilocal residence?
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In patrilocal residence, a couple lives with or near the husband’s family or relatives.
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What is matrilocal residence?
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In matrilocal residence, a couple lives with or near the wife’s family or relatives.
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