7: Family and Language

bilocal residence

a pattern of residence in which a married couple lives with or near either the husband's parents or the wife's parents

ambilocal residence

a residence pattern in which a married couple may choose either matrilocal or patrilocal residence

status

any culturally-designated position occupies in a particular setting (mother and father)

serial monogamy

be married to one spouse at a time

In the United States, the fact that most divorced parents share time and financial responsibilities somewhat equally for their children reflects the practice of

bilateral descent

consanguineal

blood connections

An exchange of valuables given from the groom's family to the bride's family is called

bridewealth

Which type of property exchange demonstrates a higher value placed on women and their ability to work and produce children?

bridewealth

patrilocal residence

couple generally resides with the husband's father's family after marriage; property, knowledge, and positions are inherited through the father's family or the husband's father's family

avunculocal residence

couple will live with the wife's mother's brother

lineage

descent from a common ancestor

kindship

describe culturally recognized ties between members of a family

A gift given by a bride's family to either the bride or to the groom's family at the time of the marriage is referred to as

dowry

Which type of property exchange demonstrates the higher status of the groom's family and its ability to demand a payment for taking on the economic responsibility of a young wife?

dowry

A family of at least three generations sharing a household is referred to as

extended family

stem family

extended family that includes an older couple, one of their adult children with a spouse(s) and children

bilateral

families are defined by descent from both mom and dad's side

extended family

family of at least three-generations sharing a household

neolocal residence

goal to live seperately from original families so they can focus on their new relationship and be independent

clan

group of people who have a general notion of common descent that is not attached to a specific ancestor

Anthropologists use the term domestic group to refer to a

group of people who live together and share activities such as cooking, childcare, and economic support

"chosen kin"

have no formal blood or marriage ties, but considered to be family (adoptive parents)

unilineal

involve descent through only one line or side of the family

joint family

large extended family that includes multiple generations

Descent from a common ancestor is referred to as

lineage

sororate marriage

man marrying the sister of deceased wife

fraternal polyandry

marriage of one woman to a group of brothers

exogamy

marriage outside of a particular group

affinal

marriage ties

polygyny

marriages where one husband has multiple wives

patrilateral cousin marriage

marrying a male or female cousin on your father's side

matrilineal descent

maternal line of descent

endogamy

need to marry within a cultural group

A family of parents in a culturally-recognized relationship, such as marriage, and their minor or dependent children is called a/an

nuclear family

polyandry

one wife with multiple husbands

family in which a person is raised is their family

orientation

nuclear family/conjugal family

parents who are in a culturally-recognized relationship along with their minor or dependent children

patrilineal descent

paternal line of the family

kinship system

pattern of culturally recognized relationships between family members

dowry

payment made to the groom's family before marriage

bridewealth

payments made to the bride's family before marriage

family they may create by marrying and raising children is their family of

procreation

matrilocal residence

property, knowledge, and positions are inherited through the mother's family or the wife's mother's family

Marriage to a succession of spouses one after the other is called

serial monogamy

role

set of behaviors expected of an individual who occupies a particular status

non-conjugal nuclear family

single parent with dependent children

ego

starting point in a kinship diagram

Any culturally-designated position a person occupies in a particular setting is called a/an

status

kinship terminology

term used in a language to describe relatives

In traditional Chinese society, which kinds of terms did siblings use to refer to one another?

terms identifies siblings by gender and whether they were older or younger

levirate marriage

woman marry her brother of deceased husband