SOCI 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: World Health Organization, Religious Text, Civil Religion
7 Feb 2017
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Census family: the statistics canada definition of the family used in the census, which usually includes married or long-term cohabiting couples, with or without never-married children, as well as single parents living with never-married children. Household: people who share a dwelling whether or not they are related by blood, adoption, or marriage. Extended families: several generations and/or married siblings and their children sharing a residence and cooperating economically. Modified extended families: several generations who live near each other and maintain close social and economic contact. Nuclear family: a husband, wife, and their children, sharing a common residence and cooperating economically. Polygyny: the practice of being legally married to more than one wife at a time. Polygamy: the practice of being legally married to more than one spouse at a time. Polyandry: the practice of being legally married to more than one husband at a time. Patrilineal descent: the tracing of relationships and inheritance through the male line.
