Sociology - Chapter 15

family

group of ppl directly linked by kin connections, the adult members of which take care of the children

kinship

connections among ppl established either through marriage, lines of descent that connect blood relatives, or adoption

marriage

socially acknowledged and approved sexual union btwn two adult individuals

nuclear family

two adults living together in a household with their own or adopted children

extended family

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

families of orientation

families into which individuals are born

families of procreation

families individuals initiate through marriage or by having children

matrilocal

family system where husband is expected to live near wife's parents

patrilocal

family system where wife is expected to live near husband's parents

monogamy

form of marriage where each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time

polygamy

form of marriage where a person may have two or more spouses simultaneously

polygyny

form of marriage where a man may simultaneously have two or more wives

polyandry

form of marriage where woman may simultaneously have two or more husbands

primary socialization

process by which children learn cultural norms of society into which they are born (occurs largely in family)

personality stabilization

according to theory of functionalism, family plays crucial role in assisting its adult members emotionally; marriage between men and women is arrangement through which adult personalities are supported and kept healthy

affective individualism

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

step family

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

cohabitation

two ppl living together in a sexual relationship without being married to one another