SOC Chapter 12: Marriage And Family Flashcards
Polygamy
A form of marriage in which men have more than one wife
Polyandry
A form of marriage in which women have more than one husband
Family
Two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage or adoption
Household
People who occupy the same housing unit
Nuclear family
A family consisting of a husband, wife and child(ren)
Extended family
A family in which relatives such as the “older generation” or unmarried aunts and uncle live with the parents and their children
Family of orientation
The family in which a person grows up
Family of procreation
The family formed when a couple’s first child is born
Marriage
A group’s approved mating arrangements, usually marked by a ritual of some sort
Endogamy
The practice of marrying within one’s own group
Exogamy
The practice of marrying outside of one’s group
Incest taboo
The rule that prohibits sex and marriage among designated relatives
System of descent
How kinship is traced over the generations
Bilineal system
(Of descent) a system of reckoning descent that counts both the mother’s side
Martrilineal system
(Of descent) a system of reckoning descent that counts only he mothers side
Patriarchy
Men as a group dominating women as a group, authority is vested in males
Matriarchy
A society in which women as a group dominate men as a group, authority is vested in females
Egalitarian
Authority more or less equally divided between people or groups (in heterosexual marriage, for example, between husband and wife)
Romantic love
Feelings of erotic attraction accompanied by a idealization of the other
Homogamy
The tendency of people with similar characteristics to marry on another
Machismo
An emphasis on male strength and dominance
Blended family
A family whose members were once par of other families
Cohabitation
Unmarried couples living together in a sexual relationship
Incest
Sexual relations between specified relatives, such as brother and sisters or parents and children
