Chapter 12 Vocab 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 parents 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
Matrilineal system
(Of descent) a system of reckoning descent that counts only the mothers side
Patriarchy
Men-as-a-group dominating women-as-a-group; authority is vested in males
Matriarchy
A society in which women-as-a-group dominate men-as-a-group; authority is vested in females
Egalitarian
Authority more or less equally divided between people or groups (in heterosexual marriage, for example, between husband and wife)
Romantic love
Feelings of erotic attraction accompanied by an idealization of the other
Homogamy
The tendency of people with similar characteristics to marry one another
Machismo
An emphasis on male strength and dominance
Blended family
A family whose members were once part of other families
Cohabitation
Unmarried couples living together in a sexual relationship
Incest
Sexual relations between specified relatives, such as brothers and sisters or parents and children
