Lecture #8- Families & Intimate Relationships

cohabitation

Unmarried partners living together

dual-earner families

Families where both partners earn income

egalitarian family

Family where power is shared equally

endogamy

Marriage within one’s social group

exogamy

Marriage outside one’s social group

extended family

Relatives beyond parents and children

family

Social unit providing care and socialization

homogamy

Choosing a partner similar in class or background

intimate partner violence (IPV)

Abuse within romantic relationships

infertility

Inability to conceive after 12 months

kinship

Social or biological family ties

marriage

Legally and socially recognized union

matriarchal family

Family structure where women hold authority

monogamy

One partner at a time

nuclear family

Parents and their children

patriarchal family

Family structure where men hold authority

polyamory

Multiple consensual romantic relationships

polygamy

Marriage with multiple spouses

second shift

Unpaid domestic labour after paid work

sociology of family

Study of families and their roles