SOC 101 Unit 3: Marriage, Family and Childrearing

Practice flashcards covering key concepts, vocabulary, marriage types, residence rules, and life stages from SOC 101 Unit 3: Marriage, Family and Childrearing.

According to the Unit 3 notes, what should a student do if confused about the definition of a vocabulary term?

Try to break down the word into Latin or Greek roots to help clarify what the term means.

What specific group is cited in the notes as an example of double descent?

Yako of Nigeria

Which two descent types are listed under unilineal descent?

Matrilineal or patrilineal

What three cousin types are listed under Kinship Terms?

Cross cousins, parallel cousins, and removed cousins

Which forms of marriage are listed under the Marriages section?

Levirate, Sororate, Monogamy, serial monogamy, polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry

What question do the residence terms address?

After marriage, where will the new couple live?

What are the five residence terms listed in the notes?

Matrilocal, Patrilocal, Bilocal, Avuculocal, and Neolocal

A new couple is seen as "legally married" once one of which three things is accepted?

Bride service, bride wealth, or Dowry

What two forms of family structure are listed in the notes?

Nuclear family and extended family

What publication example is referenced in connection to love matches?

"who needs love, in Japan many couples don't"

For which marriage types do the notes prompt studying divorce rates and children?

Arranged marriages, love matches, and homosexual marriage

What six kinship family systems are identified in the notes?

Hawaiian, Eskimo, Iroquois, Omaha, Crow, and Sudanese

Which life stage is singled out in the notes as being "uniquely American"?

Adolescent

What life stages are listed in the Unit 3 lecture notes?

Gestation, Birth, childhood, Adulthood, old age, death, and adolescent

What source or title is referenced under "Cross Cultural perspectives on childrearing"?

"birth in four cultures"