sociology chapter 11

Question 1

family

Answer 1

a group of related individuals by blood ties, marriage, or adoption, who form an economic unit typically responsible for raising children

Question 2

kinship

Answer 2

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

Question 3

marriage

Answer 3

a socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two individuals

Question 4

nuclear family

Answer 4

a family that consists of an adult couple and their dependent children

Question 5

extended family

Answer 5

a family group that consists of relatives outside of the nuclear family

Question 6

family orientation

Answer 6

the family into which an individual is born or adopted

Question 7

family of procreation

Answer 7

the family an individual initiates through marriage by having or adopting children

Question 8

monogamy

Answer 8

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

Question 9

polygamy

Answer 9

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

Question 10

plolygyny

Answer 10

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