Learning Guide 6: Kinship, Marriage and Family (2nd Grading Period) Flashcards
It is the relation between two or more persons that are based on common ancestry or marriage.
It is the most universal and basic of all human relationships and is based on ties of blood, marriage, or adoption.
Kinship
3 Bases of Kinship:
- Blood Relationship or Consanguineal Kinship
- Marriage or Affinal Kinship
- Social Kinship / Social Ties
It is an important feature of Philippine Family Life.
Non-Relatives are accepted into families as Godfathers (Padrinos) and Godmothers (Madrinas).
Godfather and Godmother, who serve as allies to parents in martial matters of the natural parents’ children.
There are sometimes special terms for first born and last born and the children in between.
Compadrazgo (God Parenthood)
3 Degrees of Kinship:
- Primary Kinship
- Secondary Kinship
- Tertiary Kinship
It is based on direct relations.
Individuals or people that are directly related are said to be primary in nature.
Primary Kinship
This kin refers to that kin that is directly related to each other by birth. (Amongst Parents and Children and Among Siblings.)
Primary Consanguineal Kinship
The relationship that takes place with marriage is said to be Primary Affinal Kinship. (Husband-Wife Relationship.)
Primary Affinal Kinship
It alludes to the primary kinships.
As it were, the individuals who are specifically identified with primary kinship becomes secondary kinship.
In other words, it means relations that come through primary kinship are said to be secondary kinship.
Secondary Kinship
This kind of kin refers to primary consanguineal kinship. (Grandparents and Grandchildren.)
Secondary Consanguineal Kinship
This kind of kin refers to primary affinal kinship. (Sister-in-Law, Brother-in-Law, and Parents-in-Law.)
Secondary Affinal Kinship
It is the secondary kinship of our primary kin or primary kin of our secondary kinship. (The Wife of Our Brother-in-Law.)
Tertiary Kinship
It means Primary Consanguineal Kins. (Parents.) and Primary Kins (Parents and Grandparents, Grandparent’s Parents/Great Grandparents.)
Tertiary Consanguineal Kinship
It means Primary Affinal Kins Primary Kin or Secondary Affinal Primary Kin or;
Primary Affinal Kins Secondary Kin. (Spouse’s Grandparents or Grand Uncles and Aunties.)
Tertiary Affinal Kinship
It is the socially existing recognized biological relationship between people in society.
Descent
3 Types of Descent Relationships:
- Patrilineal
- Matrilineal
- Bilateral
It is a system in which the relationships reckoned through the Father are emphasized.
Patrilineal (Agnatic Systems)
It is a system in which the relationships reckoned through the Mother are emphasized.
Matrilineal (Uxorial Systems)
It is a method of tracing the lineage of children equally through the ancestors of both mother and father.
Bilateral
3 Types of Authority Relationships:
- Patriarchal
- Matriarchal
- Equalitarian
It may be defined as the “Rule of the Father” Patriarchy,
It is hypothetical social system in which the father or a male elder has absolute authority over the family group;
Patriarchal
It is a hypothetical social system in which the mother or a female elder has absolute authority over the family group;
Matriarchal
It is the equal sharing of practical responsibilities in decision-making made by both men and women.
Equalitarian
It is a legally and socially sanctioned union, usually between a man and a woman, that is regulated by-laws, rules, customs, beliefs, and attitudes that prescribe the rights and duties of the partners and accords status to their offspring.
Marriage
It is the foundation of the family and an inviolable social institution whose nature, consequences, and incidents are governed by law and not subject to stipulation, except that marriage settlements may fix the property relations during the marriage within the limits provided by this Code.
Article 1, Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order. 209, s. 1987).
5 Basic Forms of Marriage:
- Monogamy
- Polygamy
- Polygyny
- Polyandry
- Group Marriage
It is the custom that allows a person to be legally married to only one spouse at one time.
Monogamy
It is a marriage to more than one spouse at a time.
The most typical forms of polygamy have been polygyny, in which co-wives share a husband or;
In which co-husbands share a wife.
Polygamy