kinship, family, and the household Flashcards
bond of blood or marriage which binds people together in group
kinship
kinship system includes
socially recognized relationships based on supposed as well as actual genealogical ties
types of kinship
- Affinal
marriage or cohabitation between collaterals (people treated as the same generation). - Consanguineous
traced by blood types
This is the person to whom all kinship relationships are referred.
ego (square)
TWO BASIC FORMS OF UNILINEAL DESCENT
patrilineal (dowry: “bigay-kaya” china: reciprocity/ repayment)
matrilineal
The practice of having only one spouse at one time. In some cases, monogamy means having only one spouse for an entire life span.
monogamy
what is marriage
an institution that admits men and women to family life.
durable connection between male and female lasting beyond the mere act of propagation till after the birth of offspring
relatively permanent bond between permissible mates.
contract for the production and maintenance of children.
consists of the rules and regulations that define the rights, duties and privileges of husband and wife with respect to each other.
types of monogamy
- Marital Monogamy
- Sexual Monogamy (sexually exclusive)
- Social Monogamy
(live together, have sex with one another, and cooperate in acquiring basic resources) - Serial Monogamy
(one partner at a time, and then moves on to another partner) - Genetic Monogamy
(have offspring)
marriage across cultures
- Endogamy
-Compulsory marriage
-within their own clan or ethnic group.
-To preserve power - Exogamy
-Out marriage
-outside their own clan or ethnic group. - Polygamy
Practice of multiple marriages
Ex. Muslims
-Polygyny & Polyandry - Referred Marriage “reto”
types of arranged marriage
- Child Marriage
Fixes the child’s future marriage to another child. - Exchange Marriage
Reciprocal exchange of spouses between two nations, groups, or tribes. - Diplomatic Marriage
For political reasons to cement alliances between royal families. - Modern-Arranged Marriage
The parents choose several possible mates for the child, sometimes with the help of the child.
residence patterns
- Neolocal Residence
The couple finds their own house, interdependent from all family members. - Patrilocal Residence
Used with herding and farming societies. - Matrilocal Residence
Living with the family of the woman. - Avunculocal Residence
Living with a significant relative (aunt, uncle) for inheritance.
the ritual kinship in the form of godparenthood
compadrazgo
families
nuclear
extended
conditionally separated
transnational
The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs
nepotism