Final Flashcards
(47 cards)
Nuclear family
A married couple and their unmarried children living together
Family
A set of people related by blood, marriage, or some other agreed upon relationship, or adoption, who share the responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society
Extended family
A family in which relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles, live in the same home as parents and their children
Family of orientation
The family into which individuals are born
Family procreation
The family which individuals enter into during adulthood in order to have our Apple children of their own
Endogamy
The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group
Exogamy
The requirement that people select mated outside certain groups
Incest taboo
The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives
Monogamy
A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other
Serial monogamy
A form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime, but only one spouse at a time.
Polygamy
A form of marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives simultaneously
Polyandry
A form of polygamy in which a woman may have more than one husband at the same time
Polygyny
A form of polygamy in which a man may have more than one wife at the same time
Patriarchy
A society in which men dominate in family decision making
Matriarchy
A society in which women dominate in family decision making
Matrilineal descent
A kinship system in which only the relatives of the mother are significant
Patrilineal descent
A kinship system in which only the relatives of the father are significant
Bilateral descent
A kinship system in which both sides of a person’s family are regarded as equally important
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love - Intimacy

A feeling of fondness to the other person
*concern, mutual understanding, and support
*expressed through self-disclosure, emotional support and practical helping
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love - Passion

Refers to arousal of physical attraction and sexual drives
*expressed through such actions as kissing, touching and sexual intercourse
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love - Decision/Commitment

Involves the short term decision that one loves the other person and the long term promise (commitment) to maintain the relationship
*expressed by saying “I love you,” becoming engaged, getting married, and sticking with the relationship through hard times.
-It was Sternberg’s idea of decision/commitment to make it a love triangle that made him famous
8 combinations of the Love Triangle

* Non Love - none of the 3 components
- Liking - Intimacy only
- Infatuation - Passion only
- Empty Love - Decision/Commitment only
- Romantic Love - Intimacy + Passion - Pre-marriage
- Fatuous Love - Dec/Comm + Passion - Repeated hooker
- Companionate - Intimacy + Dec/Comm - Bro’s, Siblings
- Consummate Love - Intimacy + Passion + Dec/Comm
Race
A category composed of men and women who share biologically transmitted traits (i.e. hair color) that members of society deem socially significant
Ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage