SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Bilateral Descent, Incest Taboo, Matrilocal Residence
17 Apr 2016
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Family- a social institution found in all societies that unites people in co-operative groups to care for one another, including any children. Kinship- a social bond on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption. Marriage- a legal relationship, usually involving economic co-operation, sexual activity, and child-bearing. Extended family- a family consisting of parents and children as well as other kin. Nuclear family- a family composed of one or two parents and their children. Endogamy- marriage between people of the same social category. Exogamy- marriage between people of different social categories. Polygamy- marriage that unites a person with two or more spouses. Polygyny- marriage that unites one man and two or more women. Polyandry- marriage that unites one woman and two or more men. Patrilocality- a residential pattern in which a married couple lives with or near the husband"s family. Matrilocality- a residential pattern in which a married couple lives with or near the wife"s family.
