Final (Gender and Kinship - Ch. 11) Flashcards
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kinship
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family relations
2
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affinal kin
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people related by marriage
2
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nurture kinship
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relationships built upon mutual caring and attachment
3
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fictive kinship
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- family of choice
- unrelated individuals
4
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consanguineal kin
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people related by blood
5
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nuclear family
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two generations in one household (parents and children)
6
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extended family
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blood related individuals bring their spouses to live with their family of orientation
7
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monogamy
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marriage between two people
8
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polygamy
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having two or more spouses of any gender
9
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patrilineal descent
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- kinship traced through males
- men control property and power
9
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polygyny
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having two or more wives at the same time
10
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polyandry
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woman has two or more husbands at the same time
11
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matrilineal descent
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- kinship traced through females
- women control land and products
12
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sex
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biological and physical differences
13
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gender
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- social meaning assigned by culture
- person’s internal experience of gender
