II. FAMILY, KINSHIP, AND HOUSEHOLD

Family Types

• Nuclear: Parents + children.

• Extended: Includes relatives (e.g., grandparents).

• Transnational: Members across countries (e.g., OFW families).

Kinship

• Matrilineal: Descent traced through mother.

• Patrilineal: Descent traced through father.

• Bilateral: Both sides (common in the Philippines).

• Ritual Kinship: Godparent ties (e.g., compadrazgo).

• Consanguineal: Blood relations (e.g., mother-daughter).

• Affinal: Marriage relations (e.g., husband-wife).

Key Terms

• Descent: Relationship from a common ancestor.

• Fictive Kinship: Non-blood "family" ties.

• Household: Shared living space (may not be blood-related).