Essentials of Sociology Chapter 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary and concepts related to Chapter 11 of Essentials of Sociology, focusing on families and intimate relationships.

Family

A group of individuals related to one another by blood ties, marriage, or adoption, who form an economic unit.

Kinship

A relation that links individuals through blood ties, marriage, or adoption.

Marriage

A socially and legally approved sexual relationship between two individuals.

Nuclear family

A family group consisting of an adult or adult couple and their dependent children.

Extended family

A family group consisting of more than two generations of relatives.

Family of orientation

The family into which an individual is born or adopted.

Family of procreation

The family an individual initiates through marriage or by having children.

Monogamy

A form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time.

Polygamy

A form of marriage in which a person may have two or more spouses simultaneously.

Polygyny

A form of marriage in which a man may have two or more wives simultaneously.

Polyandry

A form of marriage in which a woman may have two or more husbands simultaneously.

Functionalism

A sociological perspective that views families as fulfilling important functions for society, such as socialization and personality stabilization.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Violence or abuse directed toward one partner by another in an intimate relationship.

Cohabitation

Two people living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence without being married.

Same-Sex-Parent Families

Families in which one partner adopts a child and the other partner applies to be a second parent or co-parent.

Divorce

The legal dissolution of a marriage.