Chapter 16 Flashcards
Family
two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage or adoption
Marriage
culturally approved relationship, usually between two individuals that provides for a degree of economic cooperation, intimacy and sexual activity
Family forms
refers to the marriage pattern of monogamy or polygamy
Monogamy
one spouse at one time
Polygamy
more than one spouse at one time. Polygamy has two types,
Polygyny
man with multiple wives
polyandry
that a woman with multiple husbands
Household
consists of people who occupy, the same housing unit, apartment, house
Nuclear Family
family with husband, wife, children
Extended family
all other relatives such aunts, uncles cousins
Family orientation
family in which one grows up
Family of procreation
family that is formed when a couple has their first child
Function of a family
econ, recreation, socialization, sexual control, care for the sick and elderly and reproduction
Conflict theory
family struggling for scare resources in time, energy, leisure, personal activities
Symbolic interactionism
wife and husband view marriages differently, two separate marriages, his and hers
Descent
descendent from an ancient family, ancestor, tribe or family tree
Inheritance
property or wealth left by or handed down from parents, grandparents
Filter Theory
mate selection through a filter based on propinquity, social background, physical attractiveness, compatibility and balance sheet