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24 Cards in this Set
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Substantive Definition of the Family
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a definition of the family based on blood, meaning shared genetic heritage, and law, meaning social recognition and affirmation of the bond including both marriage and adoption
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Kinship
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the state of being related to others
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Bilateral Descent
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a kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important
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Patrilineal Descent
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a kinship system in which only the father's relatives are significant
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Matrilineal Descent
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a kinship system in which only the mother's relatives are significant
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Extended Family
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a family in which relatives-such as grandparents, aunts or uncles- live in the same household as parents and their children
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Nuclear Family
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a married couple and their unmarried children living together
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Monogamy
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a form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to see each other
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Serial Monogamy
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a form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time
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Polygamy
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a form of marriage in which an individual may have several husbands or wives simultaneously
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Polygyny
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a form of polygamy in which a man may have more than one wife at the same time
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Polyandry
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a form of polygamy in which a woman may have more than one husband at the same time
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Functionalist Definition of Families
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a definition of families that focuses on how families provide for the physical, social, and emotional needs of an individual and of society as a whole
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Patriarchy
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a society in which men dominate in family decision making
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Matriarchy
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a society in which women dominate in family decision making
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Egalitarian Family
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an authority pattern in which spouses are regarded as equals
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Exogamy
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the requirement that people select a mate outside certain groups
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Incest Taboo
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the prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives
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Homogamy
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the conscious or unconscious tendency to select a mate with personal characteristics and interests similar to one's own
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Machismo
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a sense of virility, personal wealth, and pride in one's maleness
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Familism
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pride in the extended family, expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk outside the immediate family
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single-parent family
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a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
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Cohabitation
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the practice of a man and a woman living together in a sexual relationship without being married
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Domestic Partnership
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two unrelated adults who share a mutually caring relationship, reside together, and agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents, basic living expenses, and other common necessities
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