SOC 605 Midterm: SOC605 - MIDTERM REVIEW
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Is a married couple (opposite or same sex) living with or without children, and a lone parent or grandparent living with their children or grandchildren. Family refers to cohabiting or legally married couples (hetero/homo), with or without children, who share a home and are assumed to be sexually intimate. (also includes lone parents or related adults raising children) Define nuclear family, extended families, patriarchy, matriarchy, patrilineage, matrilineage, patrilocal, matrilocal, polygyny, polyandry, Nuclear family refers husband, wife, and their children sharing the same household and co- operating economically. Extended family involves several generations, or siblings and their spouses and children, who share a household and resources, including aunts and uncles. Patriarchy where the oldest male is considered the family head (male headed extended family/society) Matriarchy is the authority system where women are granted more authority than men (female headed extended family/society) Patrilineal descent means the lineage or family relationships are traced through the male side of the family.
