Family and Marriage Flashcards
One of the universal social institutions
established and nourished by human society.
It is closely connected to the institution of family.
Marriage
“Marriage is a socially approved way of establishing a
family of procreation.”
Gillin and Gillin
“Marriage is a contract for the production and
maintenance of children.”
Malinowski
“Marriage is rooted in the family rather than the family
in the marriage. Marriage is an institution of society
with different purposes, functions and forms in
different societies but is present everywhere as an
institution.”
Westermarck
“Marriage is a relatively permanent bond between
permissible mates.”
Robert H. Lowie
Form of marriage where one woman
and one man are married only to
each other
Monogamy
Form of marriage where a person may have
several spouses in his/her lifetime but only
one spouse at a time.
Serial Monogamy
A situation where you are allowed to
have more than one husband or wife.
Polygamy
When a man marries more
than one woman at the same time
Polygyny
When a woman marries
more than one man at the same time.
Polyandry
Specifies the groups within which a spouse must
be found and prohibits marriage with members of
other groups. (Choosing a lifetime partner within the group and from the other group)
Endogamy
Examples of Endogamy
To accumulate wealth, maintain family claims, reinforce geographical boundaries, and enforce the dominance of a social class.
Requires mate selection outside certain groups
Exogamy
Examples of Exogamy
Marriage between Blacks and whites have increased more than six fold in recent decades.
Twenty-percent of all married Hispanics have a non-
Hispanic spouse.
Reasons for Marriage
Love
Arrangement
Economic Benefit
Social Class
Companionship
