Intro to Sociology Chapter 15

Family

a group of individuals related to one another by blood ties, marriage, or adoption, who form an economic unit, the adult members of which are responsible for the upbringing of children

Kinship

a relation that links individuals through blood ties, marriage, or adoption

Marriage

a socially approved sexual relationship between to individuals

Nuclear Family

a family group consisting of a wife, a husband (or one of these), and dependent children

Extended Family

a family group consisting of more than two generations of relatives living either within the same household or very close to one another

Families of Orientation

the families into which individuals are born

Families of Procreation

the families individuals initiate through marriage or b having children

Matrilocal

a family system in which the husband is expected to live near the wife's parents

Patrilocal

a family system in which the wife is expected to live near the husband's parents

Monogamy

a form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time

Polygamy

a form of marriage in which a person may have two or more souses simultaneously

Polygyny

a form of marriage in which a man may simulatneously have two or more wives

Polyandry

a form of marriage in which a woman may simultaneously have two or more husbands

Primary Socialization

the process by which children learn the cultural norms of the society into which they are born

Personality Stabilization

according to the theory of functionalism, the family plays a crucial role in assisting its adult members emotionally

Affective Individualism

the belief in romantic attachment as a basis for contacting marriage ties

Stepfamily

a family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage, living either in the home or nearby

Cohabitation

two people living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence, without being married to one another