Family Flashcards

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Nuclear family

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Family consisting of two adults and dependent children

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Extended family

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Family consisting of more than two generations of relatives living within the same household or very close

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Families of orientation

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The families into which individuals are born

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Families of procreation

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The families individuals initiate through marriage, cohabitation, or by having children

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Matrilocal/patrilocal

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Family system in which one spouse is expected to live near the others parents

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Monogamy

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Form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time

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Polygamy

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Form of marriage in which a person may have two or more spouses simultaneously

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Polygyny

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Form of marriage in which a man may simultaneously have two or more wives

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Polyandry

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Form of marriage in which a woman may simultaneously have two or more husbands

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10
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Functionalist perspective

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Families perform important tasks that contribute to society’s basic needs and help perpetuate social order

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“Concerted cultivation”

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Actively fostering talents by enrolling children in a range of structured educational and extracurricular activities and closely monitoring their development

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“Accomplishment of natural growth”

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Children enjoy long periods of unstructured free time, often spent with friends and extended family members

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“Second shift”

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Women throughout the world also perform a greater share of housework and child care at the end of the paid workday than men

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