Chapter 15 Flashcards
Marriage
Legal/social relationship between 2 or more people
*usually have a sexual component
monogamy
marriage between 2 people
gamy
marriage or relationship
serial monogamy
getting married multiple times
polygamy
is illegal- 1 person -/+2 partners
polyGYNy
i man with multiple wives
most common
Polyandry
1 woman with multiple husbands
rare
Kinship
a relation that links individuals through blood ties, marriage or adoption
nuclear family
family group consisting of a wife, husband, and dependent children
extended family
family group consisting of more than 2 generations of relatives living either within same household or very close
families of orientation
families into which individuals are born
families of procreation
families individuals initiate through marriage or by having children
matrilocal family
system in which the husband is expected to live near the wives parents
patrilocal family
system in which the wife is expected to live near husbands parents
Primary socialization
process by which children learn the cultural norms of the society into which they are born. Occurs largely in the family