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What type of family primarily consists of adult partners and their children?
What type of family primarily consists of adult partners and their children?
What is a family of orientation?
What is a family of orientation?
The family in which a person is born and raised.
What does a matrilineal family trace?
What does a matrilineal family trace?
Lineage through the mother's side.
In a patriarchal family, power is held by the oldest female member.
In a patriarchal family, power is held by the oldest female member.
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Which type of family involves newly married couples living with or near the bride's family home?
Which type of family involves newly married couples living with or near the bride's family home?
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In kinship politics, it is often said that _____ is thicker than water.
In kinship politics, it is often said that _____ is thicker than water.
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Match the following family types with their descriptions:
Match the following family types with their descriptions:
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What does an egalitarian family signify?
What does an egalitarian family signify?
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Which familial authority type is characterized by the mother controlling the household?
Which familial authority type is characterized by the mother controlling the household?
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Study Notes
Variation in Family Patterns
- A conjugal family is a nuclear family of adult partners and their children. Family relationships are primarily focused on inward ties to the children. The marriage bond is important
- An extended family is a family unit that is larger than the nuclear family, including other relatives such as aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
Based on Origin
- The Family of Orientation: A group where one is born and reared. Everyone grows up in a family
- The Family of Pro-creation: The family established when someone marries and has children.
Based on Descent
- Patrilineal family: Family members trace their relationships and affiliations with relatives on the father's side
- Matrilineal family: Family members trace relationships and affiliations with relatives on the mother's side
- Bilateral family: Family members trace relationships and affiliations with relatives on both sides
Based on Who Wields Power
- Patriarchal family: Family authority is vested in the oldest male member of the family, the patriarch, or the father
- Matriarchal family: Family authority is exercised by the mother who dominates the household
- Egalitarian family: Both the husband and wife exercise equal amounts of authority and enjoy the same rights and privileges.
Based on Residence
- Patrilocal family: The newly-married couple lives with or near the groom's parents
- Matrilocal family: The newly-married couple lives with or near the bride's parents
- Bilocal family: Newlyweds choose to stay with either the groom or bride's parents
- Neolocal family: Couple lives independently from either the groom or bride's parents
- Avunculocal family: The couple is prescribed to reside with the maternal uncle of the groom.
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Description
This quiz explores the various family patterns, including conjugal and extended families, and categorizes them based on origin, descent, and power dynamics. It provides insights into how family structures evolve and function within different social contexts.
