Question | Answer |
family | group of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption and who live together and share economic resources |
nuclear family | family form that consists of one or both parents and their children |
family of orientation | nuclear family into which a person is born |
family of procreation | nuclear family consisting of an individual, his or her spouse, and their children |
extended family | family form that consists of three or more generations of a family sharing the same residence |
kinship | network of people who are related by marriage, birth, or adoption |
marriage | set of norms that specify the ways in which family structure should be organized |
monogamy | marriage of one man to one woman |
polygamy | marriage with multiple partners |
polygyny | form of polygamy in which a man is permitted to marry more that one woman at a time |
polyandry | form of polygamy in which a woman is permitted to marry more thatn one man at a time |
patrilocality | residential pattern in which a newly married couple is expected to live with or near the husband's parents |
matrilocality | residential pattern in which a newly married couple are expected to live near or with the wife's parents |
bilocality | residential pattern in which a newly married couple is allowed to choose whether they will live with the husband's parents or the wife's parents |
neolocality | residential pattern in which a newly married couple is free to set up their residence apart from both sets of parents |
patrilineal descent | descent pattern in which kinship is traced through the father's family |
matrilineal descent | descent system in which kinship is traced through the mother's family |
bilateral descent | descent system in which kinship is traced through both parents |
patriarchy | system in which men are dominant over women |
matriarchy | a family in which the mother holds most of the authority |
egalitarian | a family in which the mother and father share power |
incest taboo | norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives |
homogamy | tendency for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics similar to their own |
heterogamy | tendency for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics different from their own |
dual-earner families | families in which both husband and wife have jobs |
sandwich generation | Americans caught between the needs of their children and their aging parents |
voluntary childlessness | conscious choice to remain childless |