Terminology Flashcards
A pattern of behaviour characterized by power
Authoritarian
An illegal marriage to more than one person at a time
Bigamy
When a couple marries they are considered to be part of both extended families or kin groups
Bilateral descent
A remarriage which brings two sets of children into the same household. Also called a “reconstituted family”
Blended family
A marriage in which the bride or groom is chosen by relatives
Arranged marriage
An amount paid in currency or labour by the groom’s family to the bride’s family as permission for the marriage and compensate for loss of daughter’s work.
Bride price
A group descending from the same ancestry and original residence
Clan
When an unmarried couple lives together
Co-habitation
Two or more nuclear families which share a common husband or wife; all parties are often not living together
Composite family
After a government defined legal period, a cohabiting couple assumes the same mutual responsibilities for support any protection as well as legal and social customs as in marriage
Common-law relationship
Similar to a nuclear family, in which the husband and and wife live together with their children and place more importance on the martial relationship than on ties with their own parents or kin group
Conjugal family
Relationship by blood; kinship
Consanguinity
Marriage to someone descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineal group
Similar to a nuclear family, in which the husband and and wife live together with their children and place more importance on the martial relationship than on ties with their own parents or kin group
Conjugal family
Relationship by blood; kinship
Consanguinity
