KINSHIP, MARRIAGE AND THE HOUSEHOLD Flashcards
Is a social institution that refers to relations formed between members of the society.
KINSHIP
Refers to the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality. It is a biological relationship.
DESCENT
PRINCIPLES OF DESCENT
Unilineal descent
Patrilineal descent
Matrilineal descent,
Bilateral descent,
usually traced through a single line of ancestors either from the patrilineal or matrilineal descent but not both.
Unilineal descent
affiliates a person with a group of relatives through his or her father.
Patrilineal descent
affiliates a person with a group of relatives through his or her mother.
Matrilineal descent
affiliates a person with a group of relatives through either his or her
parents. Kinship is traced through both ancestral lines of the mother and the father.
Bilateral descent,
TYPES OF KINSHIP
Consanguineal kinship or kinship based on blood (kadugo)
Affinal kinship or kinship based on marriage
Ritual (Compadrazgo)
refers to the type of relations developed when a marriage occurs.
Affinal kinship or kinship based on marriage
is considered as the most basic and general form of relations. The relationship is achieved by birth or blood affinity. It is commonly called as relatives by blood.
Consanguineal kinship or kinship based on blood (kadugo)
MARRIAGE ACROSS CULTURES
Endogamy or compulsory marriage
Exogamy or out-marriage
Monogamy
Polygamy
it refers to marriage within their own clan or ethnic group.
Endogamy or compulsory marriage
it refers to marriage outside their own clan or ethnic group.
Exogamy or out-marriage
refers to a marriage where an individual has only one spouse at a time.
Monogamy
refers to a marriage of having more than one spouse at a time.
Polygamy