Family Flashcards
family terms
Reconstituted family: this is the stepfather and stepmother etc…
*monogamous family- a husband only has one wife
*polygamous - the husband has more than one wife
*polyandrous- the wife have more than one husband
*patriarchal family- the father is considered the head of this family
- Matriarchal: authority is held by the mother
- Neo-Local- husband and wife reside together
- matrilocal: Husband and wife reside with the wife’s parents
patrilocal: Husband and wife reside with husband’s paents
*Endogamy: partners must be chosen from within a defined group
- Exogamy: partners must be chosen outside one’s tribe class or group in accordance with custom
*patrilineal: the privileges or duties of descent follow the male line
*matrilineal: the privileges and duties of descent follow the female line
Bilineal: the privileges and duties of descent follow both lines
Equalitarian: there is equal sharing of authority between mother and father
Family functions:
Reproductive functions
Socialization function
Providing and sense of belonging
Family unions
Legal marriage (monogamy)- also known as the legal union
Common law union- also know as the consensual union ( man and woman living together but not married
Visiting relationship- one partner visit the other but they are not living together
reasons for failure of marriage
Infidelity
Abuse
Financial problems
Neglect
Loneliness
interference
unrealistic expectations
youthful marriage
Traditional Male roles
Breadwinner
Disciplinarian
Decision maker
Mother roles
Preparing food and keeping the house in order
Nurturing and raising the children, teaching the children morals
Traditional female roles
Care giver
Decision taker
Homemaker
Counselor
Legal separation
a court order which declares that a married couple should live apart and avoid physical contact with each other
annulment of marriage
the declaration by a court that a maariage is invalid
Bigamy
is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another.
types of family
Extended
Nuclear
Siblings
Reconstituted family
single parent family
reasons for single-parent family
death of parent
divorce
single persons decide to adopt children but not to marry
effective parenting skills
problem-solving skills
communication skills
disciplinary skills
socializing skills
Knowledge of good nutrition
money management
demonstration of love
problem faced by single-parent
population
Population- refers to the number of people who live in a geographical are
