Study Plan: Marriage and Family

family

socially recognized groups of individuals who may be joined by blood, marriage, or adoption and who form an emotional connection and an economic unit of society

family of orientation

he family into which one is born

family of procreation

a family that is formed through marriage

marriage

a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship

bigamy

the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person

cohabitation

the act of a couple sharing a residence while they are not married

courtship

the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage

monogamy

the act of being married to only one person at a time

polyandry

a form of marriage in which one woman is married to more than one man at one time

polygamy

the state of being committed or married to more than one person at a time

polygyny

a form of marriage in which one man is married to more than one woman at one time

ambilineal

a type of unilateral descent that follows either the father’s or the mother’s side exclusively

descent

the socially recognized links between ancestors and descendants or one’s traceable ancestry

bilateral descent

the tracing of kinship through both parents’ ancestral lines

bigamy

the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person

family

socially recognized groups of individuals who may be joined by blood, marriage, or adoption and who form an emotional connection and an economic unit of society

family life course

a sociological model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in strict stages

family life cycle

a set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time

family of orientation

the family into which one is born

family of procreation

a family that is formed through marriage

kinship

a person’s traceable ancestry (by blood, marriage, and/or adoption)

marriage

a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship

matrilineal descent

a type of unilateral descent that follows the mother’s side only

matrilocal residence

a system in which it is customary for a husband to live with the his wife’s family

patrilineal descent

a type of unilateral descent that follows the father’s line only

patrilocal residence

a system in which it is customary for the a wife to live with (or near) the her husband’s family

unilateral descent

the tracing of kinship through one parent only

extended family

a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

nuclear family

two parents (traditionally a married husband and wife) and children living in the same household, thereby creating a “core” unit

expressive roles

roles that typically involve work inside of the family which provide emotional support and physical care for children

instrumental roles

roles that typically involve work outside of the family that provide financial support and establish family status

second shift

labor performed at home in addition to labor in the traditional work sectors

intimate partner violence (IPV)

violence that occurs between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship

According to research, men and women in the ________ have the lowest rates of divorce while those in the ________ have the highest.

Responses

Northeast; South