Chapter 14 - Relationships, Marriage, and Family Flashcards
a legally recognized social contract between two people, traditionally based on a sexual relationship and implying a permanence of the union
marriage
a socially organized group (usually joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation or adoption) that form an emotional connection and serves as an economic unit of society
family
refers to the family into which a person is born
family of orientation
describes a family that is formed through marriage
family of procreation
when a couple shares a residence but not a marriage
cohabitation
when someone is marries to only one person at a time
monogamy
being married to more than one person at a time
polygamy
the act of entering into a marriage while still married to another person
bigamy
the tracing of kinship through both maternal and paternal ancestors
bilateral descent
ones traceable ancestry based on blood or marriage or adoption
kinship
the tracing of kinship through only one parent
unilateral descent
unilateral descent that follows only the father’s line
patrilineal
unilateral descent that follows only the mother’s side
matrilineal
unilateral descent that follows either the mother or fathers side, but only one, depending on the situation
ambilineal
a system where it is customary for the wife to live with or near her husband’s blood relatives
patrilocal residence
system where it is customary for the husband to live with his wife’s blood relatives
matrilocal residence
The set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time
family life cycle
a model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in strict stages
family life course
married parents and children serving as the nucleus, or core, of the group. popularly portrayed in television
nuclear family
violence between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship
intimate partner violence (IPV)
a group of medical symptoms such as brain swelling and retinal hemorrhage resulting from forcefully shaking or causing impact to an infant’s head
shaken-baby syndrome
a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
extended family
perspective that views families as an important roles in society stabilization
functionalism
perspective that views the roles of power in family life to potentially contain power struggles
conflict theory
perspective that views family as a symbol, where familial terms evoke different feelings for different people
interactionist
