Chapter 19 Families

family

a social institution in all societies that unities people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children

kinship

a social bond based on common ancestry marriage or adoption

marriage

a legal relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing

cohabitation

the sharing of a household by an unmarried couple

nuclear family

family composed of one or two parents and their children

extended family

family composed of parents and children as well as their kin

blended family

family composed of children and some combination of biological parents and stepparents

endogamy

marriage between people of the same social category

exogamy

marriage between people of different social categories

monogamy

marriage that unites two partners

polygamy

marriage that unites a person to two or more partners

polygyny

marriages that unite one man and two or more women

polyandry

marriages that unite one woman and two or more men

patrillocality

a residential pattern in which a married couple lives with or near husband’s family

matrillocality

a residential pattern in which a married couple lives with or near the wife’s family

neolocality

a residential pattern in which a married couple lives separate from both sets of parents

descent

the system by which members of society trace kinship over generations

patrilineal descent

a system tracking kinship through men

matrilineal descent

a system tracking kinship through women

bilateral descent

a system tracking kinship through both men and women

infidelity

sexual activity outside of a marriage

individualism, romantic love, women being more independent, stress, children, divorce has been normalized and is legal.

list the reason for divorces in America

infidelity

What is one of the main cases of divorce in society?

divorce

half of new marriages end in _____

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half of new marriage end within _ years