kinship Flashcards
a system dominated by men
patriarchal
a system dominated by women
matriarchal
a system ran by both men and women
egalitarian
This refers to families that hold political power for generations.
political dynasty
Politicians from the same family hold different positions in the government at the same time
vertical political dynasty
The members of the same family hold the same position over time.
horizontal political dynasty
It is the act of giving favor to family members, especially by giving them jobs.
nepotism
made between families to further protect their wealth and power
Alliances
It refers to the practice of marrying a member of the same family.
incest
rituals that form kinship
- baptism
- weddings
- religious confirmation
system that originated in the medieval Catholic church in Europe.
compadrazgo system
refers to a group of people sharing a common house.
household
a household where the parents and the children occupy a single house.
nuclear family
a household that includes other relatives in the house (e.g., aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins).
extended family
It is the practice of sharing a household by unmarried couples.
cohabitation
multiple nationality (Types of Families in the Contemporary World)
transnational
either the mother or the father raises the child (Types of Families in the Contemporary World)
single-parent
remarrying with others that have also divorced (Types of Families in the Contemporary World)
reconstituted
It allows the couple to stay in different households, but their marriage status is still considered valid.
legal separation
It nullifies or voids the marriage. An annulled marriage could be void from the beginning (void ab initio) or valid until annulled.
annulment
It is the absolute termination of marriage, which means that the marriage was valid, but the couple decided to formally separate.
divorce
It refers to the selection of a marriage partner within one’s social group.
endogamy
It refers to the selection of a marriage partner from a different social group.
exogamy
It is a practice of marrying more than one partner.
polygamy
men with multiple wives
poligyny
women with multiple husbands
polyandry
It is a practice of having only one partner for a lifetime.
Monogamy
The couple’s place of residence is near the groom’s ancestral home.
patrilocal
The couple’s house is near the bride’s ancestral home.
matrilocal
A practice where the couple has the freedom to choose where to live.
ambilocal
The couple’s place of residence does not consider the distance to their relatives of both parties.
neolocal
It is the basic unit of society.
family
a family in which a person is born and grows up with, usually as a child of two parents
Family of Orientation
a family that is formed through marriage, adoption, and other legal processes
Family of Procreation
exclusive identification to only one of the parent’s lineage
unilineal system
people consider both the mother’s and father’s sides as their relatives
bilateral system
