Chapter 14 - OpenStax Intro to Soc 3e Flashcards

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ambilineal

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a type of unilateral descent that follows either the father’s or the mother’s side exclusively

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bigamy

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the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person

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bilateral descent

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the tracing of kinship through both parents’ ancestral lines

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cohabitation

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the act of a couple sharing a residence while they are not married

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family life cycle

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a set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time

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extended family

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a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

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family of orientation

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the family into which one is born

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intimate partner violence (IPV)

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violence that occurs between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship

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family

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socially recognized groups of individuals who may be joined by blood, marriage, or adoption and who form an emotional connection and an economic unit of society

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marriage

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a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship

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family life course

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a sociological model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in strict stages

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12
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family of procreation

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a family that is formed through marriage

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kinship

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a person’s traceable ancestry (by blood, marriage, and/or adoption)

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matrilocal residence

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a system in which it is customary for a husband to live with the his wife’s family

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matrilineal descent

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a type of unilateral descent that follows the mother’s side only

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16
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patrilineal descent

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a type of unilateral descent that follows the father’s line only

17
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monogamy

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the act of being married to only one person at a time

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nuclear family

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two parents (traditionally a married husband and wife) and children living in the same household

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patrilocal residence

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a system in which it is customary for the wife to live with (or near) the husband’s family

20
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polyandry

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a form of marriage in which one woman is married to more than one man at one time

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polygyny

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a form of marriage in which one man is married to more than one woman at one time

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polygamy

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the state of being committed or married to more than one person at a time

23
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shaken-baby syndrome

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a group of medical symptoms such as brain swelling and retinal hemorrhage resulting from forcefully shaking or impacting an infant’s head

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unilateral descent

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the tracing of kinship through one parent only