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| A group of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption and who often live together and share economic resources. |
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| Consists of one or both parents and their children |
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| The nuclear family into which the person is born or adopted |
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| The new nuclear family, consisting of the individual, his or her spouse, and their children |
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| A family unit consisting of two or more generations. |
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| A network of people who are related by marriage, birth, or adoption. |
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| The set of norms that establishes and characterizes the relationship between married individuals |
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| The marriage of one man to one woman. |
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| Marriage with multiple partners |
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| Where a man is permitted to have multiple wives |
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| Where a woman is permitted to have multiple husbands |
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| When a married couple is expected to live near the husband's parents |
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| When a married couple is expected to live near the wife's parents |
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| This marriage pattern allows the married couple to choose between living near the husband's or wife's family |
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| When a married couple is allowed to live whereever they choose. "New location" |
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| A society that traces kinship through the father's family |
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| A society that traces kinship through the mother's family |
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| A society that traces kinship through both parents, also property can be inherited by either side |
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| A family where the father holds most of the authority |
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| A family where the mother holds most of the authority |
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| When both the mother and the father share authority in a marriage |
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| A norm forbidding sexual relatinos or marriage between certain relatives |
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| An event where individuals marry individuals who have social characteristics similar to their own |
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| A marriage between individuals who have different social characteristics |
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| Families in which both husband and wife have jobs |
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| Couples who delay having children until their thirties who face challenging situations as a result |
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| The conscious choice to remain childless for married couples |
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