Chapter 12 - Terms Flashcards
polygyny
a form of marriage in which men have more than one wife
polyandry
a form of marriage in which women have more than one husband
family
two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption
household
people who occupy the same housing unit
nuclear family
a family consisting of a husband, wife, and child (ren)
extended family
a family in which relatives, such as the “older generation” or unmarried aunts and uncles, live with the partents and their children
family of orientation
the family in which a person grows up
family of procreation
the family formed when a couple’s first child is born
marriage
a group’s approved mating arrangements, usually marked by a ritual of some sort
endogamy
the practice of marrying within one’s own group
exogamy
the practice of marrying outside of one’s group
incest taboo
the rule that prohibits sex and marriage among designated relatives
system of descent
how kinship is traced over the generations
bilineal system (of descent)
a system of reckoning descent that counts both the mother’s and the father’s side
patrilineal system (of descent)
a system of reckoning descent that counts only the father’s side
