Sociology of Families Flashcards
Family
a group connected by blood, sexual relationship, or by the law
Marriage
socially-sanctioned union that includes rights and responsibilities to each other, children, and larger society
Adoption
parents voluntarily choose to have parent-child relationship with a child. not related by blood
blended family
family with step-parent, step-sibling, half-sibling
Matrilineal society
determine kinship, name, property, title through female line
Patrilineal society
determine kinship, name, property, title through male line
universal norm
norm that exists in virtually every society
Incest taboo
prohibition against sexual relations between people who are related
Longitudinal data
data gathered at different points in time
Polygamy
having multiple spouses at one time
Polygyny
one man has multiple wives
Polyandry
one woman has multiple husbands
nuclear family
married couple and their dependent children
may-december relationship
large age gap between partners
companionate affection
deep emotional engagement
divorce
legally-recognized termination of a marriage
No-fault divorce
neither spouse is required to prove the fault of the other
gray divorce
divorce over the age of 50
social integration
degree to which people in a community have more connections to one another
double standard
women are judged more for the same sexual behavior
cohabitation revolution
growth in the number of couples who live together instead of getting married
cohabitation effect
couple who cohabit before marriage are more likely to divorce
wedding industrial complex
merging of capitalist industries with social and cultural wedding rituals
Consumer rites
elaborate older customs, business attempt to create new markets for their goods and services
