Lesson 1: Kinship, Marriage, Household

Question 1

the newly-wed couple stays at or near the residence of either their parents

Answer 1

Bilocal (residence)

Question 2

enumerate the variation in family patterns

Answer 2

Based on:
1. Descent
2. Internal Organization
3. Origin
4. Residence
5. Who wields power

Question 3

the legal pov on marriage

Answer 3

viewed as a contract

Question 4

relationship based on bloodline

Answer 4

consanguineal kin

Question 5

a family where more than one nuclear family resides; it extends past the nuclear family

Answer 5

Extended Family (internal organization)

Question 6

relationship based on marriage

Answer 6

affinal kin

Question 7

the marriage of more than two women to more than two men

Answer 7

group marriage

Question 8

refers to any combination of male or female linkages

Answer 8

cognatic

Question 9

enumerate the 3 types of kinship

Answer 9

fictive kinship
consanguineal kin
affinal kin

Question 10

Descents are traced back to the father’s side of the family

Answer 10

Patrilineal Family (Descent)

Question 11

relationship that isn’t blood related

Answer 11

fictive kinship

Question 12

a nuclear family of adult partners and their children where the marriage bond is important and stressed

Answer 12

Conjugal Family (internal organization)

Question 13

Family we create/establish when we get married

Answer 13

Family of Procreation

Question 14

relationships based on blood or marriage

Answer 14

kinship

Question 15

an example of kinship by ritual

Answer 15

godparenthood

Question 16

Descents are traced back to the mother’s side of the family

Answer 16

Matrilineal Family (Descent)

Question 17

enumerate the 3 types of marriages

Answer 17

polygamy (polygyny & polyandry)
monogamy
group marriage

Question 18

both parents share authority in the family

Answer 18

Egalitarian Family (who wields power)

Question 19

the religious pov on marriage

Answer 19

viewed as a sacrament

Question 20

the authority is vested on the oldest male or the father in the family

Answer 20

Patriarchal Family (Who wields power)

Question 21

the newly-wed couple stays at or near the residence of the groom’s maternal uncle

Answer 21

Avunculocal (residence)

Question 22

Family we are born into

Answer 22

Family of Orientation (origin)

Question 23

refers to a membership resting on either patrilineal or matrilineal

Answer 23

unilineal

Question 24

the marriage of one man to many women

Answer 24

polygamy/polygyny

Question 25

the newly-wed couple stays at or near the residence of the groom’s parents

Answer 25

Patrilocal (residence)

Question 26

the authority is vested on the mother in the family

Answer 26

Matriarchal Family (who wields power)

Question 27

its membership depends on common descents/ancestors

Answer 27

descent/kinship by blood

Question 28

the newly-wed couple stays at or near the residence of the bride’s parents

Answer 28

Matrilocal (residence)

Question 29

the marriage of one man to one woman

Answer 29

monogamy

Question 30

Descents are traced back to the both side of the parents

Answer 30

Bilateral Family (descent)

Question 31

the newly-wed couple resides independently

Answer 31

Neolocal (residence)

Question 32

the marriage of one woman to many men

Answer 32

polyandry

Question 33

enumerate the 2 types of kinship by blood

Answer 33

unilineal
cognatic