Families and households- Family types Flashcards
Define monogamy
Marriage between two individuals
Define Bigamy
The act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person
Define Polyandry
A form of polygamy where a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time
Define Polygyny
A form of plural marriage in which a man is allowed more than one wife
Define patriarchal
Relating to or characteristics of a system of society or government controlled by men
Define matrifocal
Relating to or characteristics of a system of society or government controlled by women
Give 4 examples that prove that the nuclear family is not the only way to bring up children
-Kibbutz
-Nayar
-Ashant
-Commune
What are the characteristics of a kibbutz?
-Children are raised by multiple caregivers, collective rearing
-Traditional family structure
-Maintains an agricultural focus
-They all live sleep, play and do school together
-The reasoning behind this is that if children are raised by their biological parents they may find it difficult to develop social skills
-Children are dependent on their peers, not their biological parents
What are some characteristics of a Nayar?
-Girls are wed before puberty
-Matrifocal society
-Men are only used for sperm donation
-Children live with their mothers
What are some features of an Ashant?
-Women do not meet their husbands until their weddings
-Divorce is very rare
-Patriarchal
-Boys are raised by their fathers and men from their mother’s side
What are the characteristics of a commune?
-Collective living
-Often share the same political or religious beliefs
-Children are seen as a group responsibility
What is a social construct?
Where something is created by a social process rather than naturally occurring
What is a family?
-A social institution consisting of a group of people who are related by kinship ties, relations of blood, marriage/civil partnership or adoption
-Cohabiting couples not formally linked by kinship are also often regarded as a family unit
Define a household
One person living alone or a group of people who live at the same address and share living arrangements
What is a single-person household?
An individual living alone
Define a gay/lesbian family
Same-sex couple living together with children
What is a lone-parent family?
Lone parents with dependent children, mostly common after divorce or separation (maybe after death,unwillingness to marry or cohabit)
Define a reconstituted family (step/blended)
One or both parents previously married with children of previous relationships
What is a nuclear family?
Two generations; of parents and children living in the same household
Define a beanpole family
A multi-generational extended family is long and thin with few aunts, uncles and cousins reflecting fewer children being born in each generation but people living for longer periods of time
What is an extended family?
All kin including those beyond the nuclear family
Define a classic extended family
An extended family sharing the same household or living in close proximity
What is a modified extended family?
An extended family living far apart but keeping in touch by phone, letters, email and networking websites
What is serial monogamy?
Having a series of monogamous marriages (only one partner at a time)
