Unit 1 Flashcards
Family
intimate group of two or more people who live together in a committed relationship, care for one another, and share activities and close emotional ties
Fictive Kin
family in which non-relatives are accepted as part of the family
Marriage
a socially approved mating relationship
common law marriage
a non ceremonial relationship that people establish by living together.
present as married/will introduce partner as husband/wife
9 states allow this
bigamy
marrying a second person while a first marriage is still legal
ednogamy
a cultural practiced that requires marrying within ones group
exogamy
a cultural practice of marrying outside ones group
family of orientation
the family into which a person is born or adopted
family of procreation
the family a person forms by marrying and having or adopting children
nuclear family
a family made up of a wife, husband, and their biological or adopted children
extended family
a family that consists of parents and children as well as other kin
monogamy
one person is married exclusively to another person
serial monogamy
individuals marry several people but one at a time
polygamy
a women r man has two or more spouses
traditional family
economic unit of 2 or more people who are related by blood marriage or adoption and live together
5 family functions
sexual activity, procreation and socialization, economic security, emotional support, social class placement
