Sociology Chapter 14: Relationships, Marriage, and Family
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ambilineal
a type of unilateral descent that follows either the father's or the mother's side exclusively
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bigamy
the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person
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bilateral descent
the tracing of kinship through both parents' ancestral lines
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cohabitation
the act of a couple sharing a residence while they are not married
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extended family
a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
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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
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family life course
a sociological model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in strict stages
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family life cycle
a set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time
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family of orientation
the family into which one is born
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family of procreation
a family that is formed through marriage
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intimate partner violence (IPV)
violence that occurs between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship
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kinship
a person's traceable ancestry (by blood, marriage, and/or adoption)
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marriage
a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship
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matrilineal descent
a type of unilateral descent that follows the mother's side only
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matrilocal residence
a system in which it is customary for a husband to live with the his wife's family
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monogamy
the act of being married to only one person at a time
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nuclear family
two parents (traditionally a married husband and wife) and children living in the same household
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patrilineal descent
a type of unilateral descent that follows the father's line only
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patrilocal residence
a system in which it is customary for the a wife to live with (or near) her husband's family
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polygamy
the state of being committed or married to more than one person at a time
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shaken-baby syndrome
a group of medical symptoms such as brain swelling and retinal hemorrhage resulting from forcefully shaking or impacting an infant's head
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