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| Substantive Definition of the Family |
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| A definition of the family based on blood, meaning shared genetic heritage, and law, meaning social recognition and affirmation of the bond including both marriage and adoption. |
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| The state of being related to others. |
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| A kinship system in which both sides of a persons family are regarded as equally important. |
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| A kinship system in which only the father's relatives are significant. |
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| A kinship system in which only the mother's relatives are significant. |
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| A family in which relatives-such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles live in the same household as parents and their children. |
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| A married couple and their unmarried children living together. |
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| A form of marriage in which one man and one woman are married only to each other. |
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| A form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time. |
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| A form of marriage in which an individual may have several husbands or wives simultaneously. |
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| A form of polygamy in which a man may have more than one wife at the same time. |
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| A form of polygamy in which a woman may have more than one husband at the same time. |
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| Functionalist Definition of Families |
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| A definition of families that focuses on what families do for society and their members. a)reproduction b)socialization c)protection d)regulation of sexual behavior e)affection and companionship f)provision of social status |
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| A society in which men dominate in family decision making. |
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| A society in which women dominate in family decision making. |
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| An authority pattern in which spouses are regarded as equal. |
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| The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group. |
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| The requirement that people select a mate outside of the certain groups. |
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| The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives. |
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| The conscious or unconscious tendency to select a mate with personal characteristics similar to one's own. |
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| A sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one's maleness. |
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| Pride in the extended family, expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk outside the immediate family. |
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| In a legal sense, a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights, responsibilities, and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents. |
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| A family in which only one parent in present to care for the children |
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| The practice of living together as a male and female couple without marrying |
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| Two unrelated adults who share a mutually caring relationship, reside together, and agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents, basic living expenses, and other common necessities. |
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