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
