anthropology chapter 9

exogamy

marriage outside a particular group or category of individuals

polygamy

marriage form in which one has multiple spouses at the same time

polygyny

marriage form in which a man is married to multiple women at one time

polyandry

marriage form in which a woman is married to multiple men at one time

marriage

union between two or more people that establishes certain rights and obligations between them

consanguineal kin

biologically related relatives, commonly referred to as blood relatives

afinal kin

people related through marriage

incest taboo

the prohibition of sexual relations between closely related individuals

endogamy

marriage within a particular group or category of individuals

monogamy

marriage form in which both partners have just one spouse

serial monogamy

marriage form in which one marries or lives with a series of partners in succession

group marriage

marriage form in which several men and women have sexual access to one another

fictive marriage

marriage form in which a proxy is used to symbolize someone not physically present

parallel cousin

child of a father’s brother or a mother’s sister

cross cousin

child of a mother’s brother or a father’s sister

bridewealth

payment by the groom or his family to the bride’s family upon marriage

bride service

designated period of time when the groom works for the bride’s family

dowry

payment at the time of a woman’s marriage that comes from her inheritance

family

two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption

household

domestic unit of one or more persons living in one residence

conjugal family

family established through marriage

consanguineal family

family of blood relatives, consisting of related women, their brothers, and the women’s offspring

nuclear family

group consisting of one or two parents and dependent offspring

extended family

two or more closely related nuclear families clustered together in a large domestic group

patrilocal residence

residence pattern in which a married couple lives in the husband’s father’s home

matrilocal residence

residence pattern in which a married couple lives in the wife’s mother’s home

neolocal residence

residence pattern in which a married couple establishes its household apart from the couple’s relatives