Family structures, marriage patterns, and theories of how family forms have changed over time.
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- What is a nuclear family?
- A family unit consisting of parents and their dependent children, typically living together as a single household.
- Define an extended family.
- A family unit that extends beyond parents and children to include grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives, often living in the same household or community.
- What is a blended family?
- A family formed when two adults with children from previous relationships marry or cohabitate, creating a new household unit.
- Define monogamy in kinship terms.
- A marriage pattern in which an individual is married to only one person at a time.
- What is polygamy?
- A marriage pattern in which an individual is married to multiple partners simultaneously.
- Define polygyny.
- A form of polygamy in which a man is married to multiple women simultaneously.
- What is polyandry?
- A form of polygamy in which a woman is married to multiple men simultaneously.
- Define exogamy.
- A marriage rule requiring individuals to marry outside their own group, whether defined by kinship, clan, village, or other social boundaries.
- What is endogamy?
- A marriage rule requiring or encouraging individuals to marry within their own social group, such as caste, religion, or ethnicity.
- Define patrilineal descent.
- A kinship system in which lineage and inheritance pass through the male line, from father to son.
- What is matrilineal descent?
- A kinship system in which lineage and inheritance pass through the female line, from mother to daughter.
- Define bilateral descent.
- A kinship system in which lineage is traced through both the mother and father equally, and inheritance may pass through either line.
- What is patrilocal residence?
- A postmarital residence pattern in which a newly married couple lives with or near the husband's family.
- Define matrilocal residence.
- A postmarital residence pattern in which a newly married couple lives with or near the wife's family.
- What is neolocal residence?
- A postmarital residence pattern in which a newly married couple establishes their own independent household, separate from both families of origin.