13.1 Flashcards
Family definition
social institution found in all societies that unites people in co-operative groups to care for one another.
What is an extended family
a family composed of parents, children and other kin. Also called a consanguine family
What is a nuclear family
A family composed of one or two parents and their children. Also called conjugal family
Define kinship
A social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption
Define marriage
A legal relationship usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and child bearing
Define endogamy
Marriage between people of the same social category - same race, ethnicity, age, village, social class, religion
Define exogamy
Marriage between people of different social categories
Define monogamy
Marriage that unites two partners
Define polygamy
Marriage that unites a person with two or more spouses
Define polygyny
One man with two or more women
Define polyandry
One women with two or more men
Define patrilocality
a residential pattern where a married couple lives with or near the husband’s family
Define matrilocality
A residential pattern where a married couple lives with or near the wife’s family
Define Neolocality
A residential patter where a married couple lives apart from both sets of parents
Define descent
The system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations
Define patrilineal descent
System that traces kinship through men, children are only related to others through their fathers. Fathers pass property to their sons.
Define matrilineal descent
System that traces kinship through women, children are only related to others through their mothers. Mothers pass property to their daughters.
Define bilateral descent
Kinship traced through both men and women, both sides included as child’s relatives
