kinship

Question 1

a system dominated by men

Answer 1

patriarchal

Question 2

a system dominated by women

Answer 2

matriarchal

Question 3

a system ran by both men and women

Answer 3

egalitarian

Question 4

This refers to families that hold political power for generations.

Answer 4

political dynasty

Question 5

Politicians from the same family hold different positions in the government at the same time

Answer 5

vertical political dynasty

Question 6

The members of the same family hold the same position over time.

Answer 6

horizontal political dynasty

Question 7

It is the act of giving favor to family members, especially by giving them jobs.

Answer 7

nepotism

Question 8

made between families to further protect their wealth and power

Answer 8

Alliances

Question 9

It refers to the practice of marrying a member of the same family.

Answer 9

incest

Question 10

rituals that form kinship

Answer 10

1. baptism
2. weddings
3. religious confirmation

Question 11

system that originated in the medieval Catholic church in Europe.

Answer 11

compadrazgo system

Question 12

refers to a group of people sharing a common house.

Answer 12

household

Question 13

a household where the parents and the children occupy a single house.

Answer 13

nuclear family

Question 14

a household that includes other relatives in the house (e.g., aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins).

Answer 14

extended family

Question 15

It is the practice of sharing a household by unmarried couples.

Answer 15

cohabitation

Question 16

multiple nationality (Types of Families in the Contemporary World)

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transnational

Question 17

either the mother or the father raises the child (Types of Families in the Contemporary World)

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single-parent

Question 18

remarrying with others that have also divorced (Types of Families in the Contemporary World)

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reconstituted

Question 19

It allows the couple to stay in different households, but their marriage status is still considered valid.

Answer 19

legal separation

Question 20

It nullifies or voids the marriage. An annulled marriage could be void from the beginning (void ab initio) or valid until annulled.

Answer 20

annulment

Question 21

It is the absolute termination of marriage, which means that the marriage was valid, but the couple decided to formally separate.

Answer 21

divorce

Question 22

It refers to the selection of a marriage partner within one’s social group.

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endogamy

Question 23

It refers to the selection of a marriage partner from a different social group.

Answer 23

exogamy

Question 24

It is a practice of marrying more than one partner.

Answer 24

polygamy

Question 25

men with multiple wives

Answer 25

poligyny

Question 26

women with multiple husbands

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polyandry

Question 27

It is a practice of having only one partner for a lifetime.

Answer 27

Monogamy

Question 28

The couple’s place of residence is near the groom’s ancestral home.

Answer 28

patrilocal

Question 29

The couple’s house is near the bride’s ancestral home.

Answer 29

matrilocal

Question 30

A practice where the couple has the freedom to choose where to live.

Answer 30

ambilocal

Question 31

The couple’s place of residence does not consider the distance to their relatives of both parties.

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neolocal

Question 32

It is the basic unit of society.

Answer 32

family

Question 33

a family in which a person is born and grows up with, usually as a child of two parents

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Family of Orientation

Question 34

a family that is formed through marriage, adoption, and other legal processes

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Family of Procreation

Question 35

exclusive identification to only one of the parent’s lineage

Answer 35

unilineal system

Question 35

people consider both the mother’s and father’s sides as their relatives

Answer 35

bilateral system