Chapter 3 Flashcards
Blended Family
A family based on kinship ties that accumulate as a consequence of divorce and remarriage
Cohabitation
Living together; refers to relationships in which two people live in the same household and share sexual, emotional, and often economic ties without being legally married.
Egalitarian family
Power and authority are shared somewhat equally between husband and wife
Extended Family
Three or more generations of people who live together or in close proximity and whose lives and livelihoods are closely intertwined
Family
The social institution based on kinship that functions to replace members of society and to nurture them
Modified Extended Family
elaborate networks of visitation and support are found even though each nuclear unit lives seperatly
Monogamy
To have only one spouse at a time
Nuclear Fmily
parents and childeren
Patriarchy
Family in which males dominate in the regulation of political and economic decision making whereas women and childeren are subordinate
Pluralistic Family
a number of different types of family exist side by side each having an attraction for some people
Polygamy
having ,ultiple spouses at the same time
Refined Divorce Rate
Number determined by dividing the number of divorces each year by the total number of existing marriages in that year
Serial Monogamy
A person is allowed to have more than one spouse, just not at the same time. Marriage, divorce, marriage
