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Family in Society
Notes from the book Society: The Basics by John J. Macionis
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2011

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Term
Family
Definition
a social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children.
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Kinship
Definition
social bond: common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.
Term
Extended Family
Definition
composed of relatives in addition to parents and children who live together.
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Nuclear Family
Definition
composed of one or two parents and their children.
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Marriage
Definition
a legal relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and child bearing
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Endogamy
Definition
marriage between people of the same social category
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Exogamy
Definition
marriage between people of different social categories
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Monogamy
Definition
marriage that unites two partners
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Polygamy
Definition
marriage that unites a person with two or more spouses
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Descent
Definition
the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations
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Incest Taboo
Definition
a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives
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Homogamy
Definition
marriage between people with the same social characteristics
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Family Violence
Definition
emotional, physical, or sexual abuse of one family member by another
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Cohabitation
Definition
the sharing of a household by an unmarried couple
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Structural-Functional Analysis
Definition
1. Socialization
2. Regulation of sexual activity
3. Social placement
4. Material and emotional security
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Social-Conflict and Feminist Analysis
Definition
1. Property and inheritance
2. Patriarchy
3. Race and ethnicity
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Micro-Level Analysis: Social Exchange
Definition
courtship and marriage as negotiation
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Causes of Divorce
Definition
1. Individualism on the rise
2. Romantic love fades
3. Women are less dependent on men
4. Many of today's marriages are stressful
5. Divorce has become socially acceptable
6. Legally, a divorce is easier to get
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Blended Family
Definition
usually due to remarriage, a combination of biological and unrelated family members
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Alternative Family Forms
Definition
one-parent families, cohabitation, gay and lesbian couples, single-hood
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