either biological, cultural or historical descent. And descent groups, lineages, etc. are
related in their own subsections.
TRADITIONAL FAMILY FORMS
♥ Nuclear family-parents and their offspring
♥ consanguinal relatives ( consanguine )-blood related this can become problematic in certain cultures like the Trobriand Islanders
♥ family of procreation-the family in which you become or have the potential to become a parent
♥ Affinal relatives-relation by marriage. This whole complex system is called a kinship system
♥ Extended family-two or more nuclear families who are related by blood, living in the same household, village or territory
FAMILY FORMS IN INDUSTRIALIZED CULTURE
♥ Expanded family-includes a person who are not kin
♥ Blended family-divorce and remarriage
♥ Matrifocal-mother dominate with father present or absent
♥ Single-parent family
GOALS OF THE KINSHIP FAMILY
♥ Organize groups:
- family types
- residence groups
- descent groups
Enculturation role-assigned behavior for a particular individual
ex. mother-in-law avoidance taboos
person status:
ascribed-status you have acquired
achieved-the status you have achieved through your hardships
MARRIAGE RULES
♥ Exogamy-a social arrangement where marriage is allowed only outside of a social
group. The social groups define the scope and extent of exogamy, and the rules and
enforcement mechanisms that ensure its continuity. In social studies, exogamy is
viewed as a combination of two related aspects: biological and cultural.
♥ Endogamy-the practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group, class or social
group rejecting others on such a basis as being unsuitable for marriage or other close
personal relationships. A Greek OrthodoxChristian endogamist, for example, would
require that marriage be only with another Greek Orthodox Christian.
♥ Levirate-type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obligated to
marry his brother's widow and the widow is obligated to marry her deceased
husband's brother
♥ Sororate-a type of marriage in which the husband engages in marriage or sexual
relations with the sister wife, usually after death or once his wife has proven infertile.
