Kinship Terms

Question 1

Monogamy

Answer 1

Marriage of one man to one woman

Question 2

Polygamy

Answer 2

The custom of having more than one spouse at a time

Question 3

Polygyny

Answer 3

The custom of one man having two or more wives

Question 4

Polyandry

Answer 4

The custom of one woman having two or more husbands

Question 5

Endogamy

Answer 5

Partners must be chosen from within a defined group. E.g ethnic group, religious group etc. according to custom

Question 6

Exogamy

Answer 6

Partner must be chosen from outside one’s own tribe, class or group in accordance to custom

Question 7

Patrilineal

Answer 7

The privileges and duties of descent follow the male line

Question 8

Matrilineal

Answer 8

The privileges and duties of descent follow the female line

Question 9

Bilineal

Answer 9

The privileges and duties of descent follow both lines

Question 10

Patrilocal

Answer 10

Husband and wife take up residence with husband’s parents

Question 11

Matrilocal

Answer 11

The couple resides weigh then wife’s parents

Question 12

Neolocal

Answer 12

Husband and wife reside together by themselves

Question 13

Patriarchal

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Matriarchal

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Egualitarian

Answer 15

There is equal sharing of author between mother and father