(I.),(II.) ORGANIZING SOCIETY & FAMILY, KINSHIP, AND HOUSEHOLD

Flashcards focused on the key vocabulary from the lecture notes about culture, society, and politics.

Group

A collection of individuals interacting and identified by common characteristics or interests.

Primary Group

A small group with intimate, personal relationships like family and close friends.

Secondary Group

A larger, impersonal group defined by shared goals and social identities, such as corporations and political parties.

Reference Group

A group that influences a person's attitudes and behaviors, regardless of membership.

In-Group

A social group with which a person identifies, feeling a sense of belonging.

Out-Group

A social group with which a person does not identify, often seen as different or opposing.

Family

The basic social unit consisting of parents and children living together.

Kinship

Social bonds based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

Matrilineal Kinship

Kinship traced through the mother’s lineage.

Patrilineal Kinship

Kinship traced through the father’s lineage.

Unilineal Descent

Tracing descent through only one line, either paternal or maternal.

Bilateral Descent

Recognition of both matrilineal and patrilineal descent.

Ritual Kinship

Kinship established through religious ceremonies.

Compadre System

A godparent-godchild relationship that strengthens familial ties.

Consanguineal Kinship

Kinship based on blood relations.

Affinal Kinship

Kinship established through marriage.

Descent Groups

Groups related by descent from a common ancestor.

Lineages

Groups of individuals linked through a common ancestor.

Fictive Kinship

Relationships treated as kinship even if not biologically related.