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SS01_CULTURE_CO3_#1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Social Institution | A structure in society that fulfills needs and keeps society organized. |
| Examples of Social Institutions | Family, education, health, politics, economic, religious. |
| Family (Anthropological Definition) | A group sharing residence/relationships with economic and reproductive ties. |
| UN Definition of Family | A married couple (with/without children) or a single parent with unmarried children. |
| Biological Component of Family | Presence of parents and at least one child. |
| Functional Component of Family | Providing care and economic support to children. |
| Residential Component of Family | Family members living in the same household. |
| Nuclear Family | Parents and their children. |
| Extended Family | Nuclear family plus relatives such as grandparents or cousins. |
| Reconstituted Family | Spouses and children from previous marriages. |
| Symmetrical Family | Partners share equal household roles. |
| LoneāParent Family | One parent raising children due to death or choice. |
| Civil Partnership | Legally recognized union of sameāsex or oppositeāsex couples. |
| Kinship | Social bonds based on blood, marriage, or adoption. |
| Double Descent | Both patrilineal and matrilineal descent recognized. |
| Ambilineal Descent | Affiliation to either the fatherās or motherās side. |
| Unilineal Descent | Affiliation traced through one sex only. |
| Yako Tribe Kinship | Patrilineal for politics/inheritance; matrilineal for social/spiritual roles. |
| Maori Whakapapa | Tracing descent from both parents; flexible based on needs and pressures. |
| Patrilineal vs. Matrilineal Examples | Patrilineal: Chinese society; Matrilineal: Minangkabau. |