SOCIOL 1A06 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Kinship, Endogamy, Exogamy
16 Apr 2013
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Dominant- male breadwinner and female house maker. Normative- it has been hailed, then and now, as the proper form for families. Mythical- its existence doesn"t represent a natural, timeless, or universal approach to family arrangements. Traditional- not always the dominant model, this idea of family isn"t a universal fact. Endogamy is marriage to someone within one"s social group. Exogamy is marriage someone outside one"s social group. Monogamy is the practise of having only one sexual partner at a time. Polygamy is the practise of having more than one sexual partner at a time. Polyandry is the practise of having multiple husbands simultaneously. Polygyny is the practise of having multiple wives simultaneously, the most common form of polygamy. Cultural norms and state regulations play a fundamental role in your love life. A traditional nuclear family consisting of a father, mother and their children. Extended family, kin networks that extend outside or beyond the nuclear family.
