Ch. 12 Family Flashcards
1
Q
endogamy
A
marriage to someone within one’s social group
2
Q
exogamy
A
marriage to someone outside one’s social group
3
Q
monogamy
A
the practice of having only one sexual partner or spouse
4
Q
polygamy
A
the practice of having more than one sexual partner or spouse at a time
5
Q
polyandry
A
the practice of having multiple husbands simultaneously
6
Q
polygyny
A
the practice of having multiple wives simultaneously
7
Q
nuclear family
A
familial form consisting of a father, mother, and their children
8
Q
extended family
A
kin networks that extend outside or beyond the nuclear family (aunts, cousins, etc)
9
Q
cohabitation
A
living together in an intimate relationship without formal legal or religious sanctioning
