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