UCSP Kinship, ties and household Flashcards
Social structure defined by relations existing among
individuals linked by blood or marriage. The basic unit of
society.
kinship
- Kinship can be characterized by ties according to
blood, marriage, and ritual
a family into which a
member is born and where he is reared and socialized
*The family of orientation
is a family that such person
established through marriage
*The family of procreation
Implies genealogical ties of a person with a
particular group of kinsfolk
descent
involves the reckoning of descent
through the father’s family only
partlineial descent
involves the reckoning of descent
through the mother’s family only
matrilineal descent
involves the reckoning of descent through the both
the father’s and mother’s sides of the family
bilaterial
male or female is/are allowed to have only one
husband/wife
monogamy
male or female is/are allowed to have more than
one husband/wife
polygamy
- men are allowed to have more than one wives
polygyny
women are allowed to have more than one
husbands
polyandry
To have two or more husband and two or
more wives
group marriage
is a rule that requires a person to marry someone
from within his or her own group
endogamy
is a rule that requires a person to marry someone
from outside his or her own group
exogamy