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Individual, Family, Society Flashcards

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What is a family?

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It is a group of individuals, usually living together related by blood, marriage or some type of union

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Functions of the Family

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  1. Procreation
  2. Socialization
  3. Education
  4. Economic
  5. Emotional
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Family Types

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  1. Nuclear family
  2. Extended family
  3. Single-parent family
  4. Reconstituted family
  5. Sibling household family
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Nuclear Family

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Consists of the mother, father, and child living together under the same household

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Extended family

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It includes two ore more generations living together e.g. uncles, aunts, grandparents

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Single-parent Family

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Only one parent is present at home with his or her child

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Reconstituted Family

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Family where one or more parents have children from previous relationships

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Sibling Household

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Both parents are absent from the home. An older brother or sister take care of the younger ones

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Different Forms of Marriage

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  1. Monogamy
  2. Polygamy
  3. Polgyny
  4. Polyandry
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Monogamy

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The marriage of one man to one woman

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Polygamy

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A generalized term for the custom of having more than one spouse at a time

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Polygyny

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Customs of one man having two or more wives

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Polyandry

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Custom of one woman having two or more husbands

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Types of family Unions

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  1. Legal Marriage
  2. Consensual or common law union
  3. Visiting relationships
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Legal Marriage

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This union is a formal marriage that is either conducted with a religious ceremony or legal ceremony

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Consensual / Common Law Union

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A man and woman who decide to live together but are not legally married

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Visiting Union

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A woman lives without a permanent partner but is visited by the partner occasionally. He may or may not have children with her

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Homosexual Union

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Same sex unions with two males or two females. The partners may or may not have children

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Conjugal

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Relating to marriage or relationship between a married couple

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Kinship

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A family relationship by blood or adpotion

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Patriarchal

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Father is head of the family and is the main authority figure

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Matriarchal

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Mother is head of the family and is the main authority figure

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Matrifocal

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Focused or centered on the mother

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Bigamy

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The crime of marrying someone while already married to someone else

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Incest

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Sex between people who are too closely related to marry each other

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Annulment

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A legal procedure that declares a marriage null and void, that is technically the marriage never existed and never valid

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Alimony

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Financial support for a husband or wife after separation or divorce

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Egalitarian

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Both mother and father has equal authority in the household

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