Kinship and Descent Principles

Kinship is a social institution that refers to relations formed between members of society.

The two main types of kinship are consanguineal kinship and affinal kinship.

<p>Descent refers to biological relationship; it includes an individual's child or offspring, and their ancestry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lineage refers to the line where one's descent is traced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bilateral</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a patrilineal system, both males and females belong to the kin group of their father.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matrilineal descent is traced through the female line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bilateral descent is traced through the study of both parents' ancestors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Affinal kinship, or kinship based on marriage, refers to the type of relations developed when a marriage occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marriage, a union between a man and a woman, is a social institution that allows individuals to enter into family life and forms a public, official, and permanent declaration of their union as lifetime couples.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matrilocal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Monogamy is a type of marriage where both married partners only have one spouse or sexual partner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Polyandry is a form of polygamy where a woman has multiple male partners and mates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Endogamy is a compulsory marriage practice where individuals marry within their own village, community, ethnic, social, or religious group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neolocal residence is when a newlywed couple lives independently from the place of residence of both of their parents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A referred marriage is arranged through a matchmaker, who helps connect potential partners by considering factors such as family background, social status, and compatibility.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An arranged marriage, also known as fixed marriage, is a marriage in which the man or woman's parents, community leaders, religious officials, or family elders determine the marital partner of the individual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Child marriage is a form of arranged marriage where parents arrange for the marriage of their child long before the marriage takes place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A diplomatic marriage is an arranged marriage that is established between two royal or political families for the purpose of forging political or diplomatic alliances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a modern arranged marriage, the child's parents, with the consent of the child, choose from several possible mates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Compadrazgo is a ritualized form of forging co-parenthood or family, often done through the performance of Catholic rituals like baptism, confirmation, and marriage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A compadre or kumpare is a male godparent</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A kumare is a female godparent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Family is considered the basic unit of social organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Families are made up of groups of individuals who are linked together by marriage, blood relations, or adoption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A nuclear family is made up of a married couple and their biological or adopted child or children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An extended family includes members beyond the nuclear family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.</p> Signup and view all the answers