1.0 - Vocabulary Flashcards
(17 cards)
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Define; Kin
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- Relations based on blood or marriage.
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Define; Patriarchal Family
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- A family controlled by a male.
3
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Define; Matriarchal Family
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- A family controlled by a female.
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Define; Matrifocal Family
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- Living near the (older generation) female’s home.
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Define; Monogamy
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- Having a relationship with one person.
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Define; Serial Monogamy
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- A cycle of monogamous relationships, moving from one to the next without overlaps.
7
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Define; Polygamy
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- Marrying more than one partner at a time.
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Define; Polygyny
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- Marrying more than one woman at a time.
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Define; Polyandry
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- Marrying more than one man at a time.
10
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Define; Matrilineal
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- Property passed through the mother’s side.
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Define; Patrilineal
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- Property passed through the father’s side.
12
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Define; Nuclear Family
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- A family based on two adults of the opposite sex with roughly two children.
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Define; Single Parent
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- A family based on one adult with one or more children.
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Define; Extended Family
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- A family based on two or more generations, i.e. a child, an adult and a senior.
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Define; Reconstituted Family
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- A family based on adults who have left a previous relationship and remarried.
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Define; Conventional Family
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- A nuclear family with a male breadwinner and a female housewife.
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Define; Neo-Conventional Family
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- A nuclear family with duel workers.
