10: Kinship, Marriage, and The Household Flashcards
social institution referring to relations between members of society
Kinship
biological relationship
Descent
3 Types of Kinship
- Birth of Blood Relations
- Marriage
- Acceptance of Rituals
The most basic and general form of relations
Kinship by Blood
4 Principles of Descent
- Unilineal Descent
- Patrilineal Descent
- Matrilineal Descent
- Bilateral Descent
Both males and females’ descent lines are recognized only through the relatives of either of the members
Unilineal Descent
belonging to the kin of the father but not to the mother
Patrilineal Descent
Focuses of the descent of the female line
Matrilineal Descent
Descent of both parent ancestors
Bilateral Descent
type of relations developed through marriage
Kinship by Marriage
important social institution of 2 people entering into family life
Marriage
Form of marriage practiced in ethnic groups and aristocratic classes
Endogamy
marriage customs requiring to marry outside of their own society
Exogamy
Exogamy
Out-marriage
one-union
monos
gamos
individual has only one partner
Monogamy
having more than one partner
Polygamy
having more than one partner
Polygamy
rules of residence of the couple’s after marriage
Post-Marital Residency Rules
when married couple stays in or near the husband’s kin
Patrilocal Rule
when the couple lives with or near the wife’s kin
Matrilocal Rule
when newlyweds stay with either relatives alternately
Biological Residence
referring to another who is also interested in finding a partner
Referred Marriage
marriage determined by other people
Arranged Marriage
