Kinship System Flashcards
Relationships based on ties of blood,
bonds through marriage, adoption,
and other religious rituals.
KINSHIP
● Kin by blood
● Can be traced through learning a person’s descent
CONSANGUINEAL KINSHIP
descent through paternal and
maternal ancestors
Bilateral Descent
only one lineage
Unilateral Descent
follows the father’s lineage
Patrilineal Descent
follows the mother’s lineage
Matrilineal Descent
follows either or both the
maternal or paternal sides
Ambilineal Descent
● Bond between a husband and wife and with their
families (e.g. Balae and Bayaw)
● Caused by marriage.
AFFINAL KINSHIP
a legal contract between two people
committing themselves in a permanent
MARRIAGE
marriage between members
of the same group or category of people.
Endogamy
marriage of two people
coming from different groups or
categories.
Exogamy
TWO PRIMARY PATTERNS OF AFFINAL TIES
Endogamy and Exogamy
husband and wife are both expected to
be faithful and must not engage in another sexual
relationship.
Monogamy
man or woman engages in more than one
marriage.
Polygamy
man and multiple women
Polygyny
woman and multiple men
Polyandry
court decree that terminates or dissolves a
marriage. They individuals are given back their single status and may marry again.
Divorce
Nullifying a marriage. Differs from divorce in the sense that it nullifies a marriage completely as if it never existed however, must have valid grounds
Annulment
separation of a married husband and
wife.
Legal Separation
● Personal kinship that is based on neither
consanguineal nor affinal ties.
● May occur in several instances such as adoption
and religious rituals
FICTIVE KINSHIP
FORMS OF MARRIAGE
- Monogamy
- Polygamy
