Family Sociology 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is matrilocal?
A
A social system where a married couple lives with or near the wife’s parents.
2
Q
What is monogamy?
A
Where two people are exclusively committed to each other romantically and sexually.
3
Q
What is a nuclear family?
A
A family unit consisting of two parents and their children, typically living together in one household.
4
Q
What is patrilocal?
A
A residence pattern where a married couple lives with or near the husband’s family.
5
Q
What is polygamy?
A
The practice of being married to more than one person.
6
Q
What is a same-sex family?
A
A household headed by two members of the same gender.
7
Q
What is a single parent family?
A
A family unit where one parent raises children without a partner.
