Understanding Culture, Society and Politics Unit 6 Quiz: Kinship System

What is the primary function of the kinship system?

Which term refers to relationships established through rituals like marriage?

What is the basic social institution and primary group in society?

What is the term used to measure biological or blood ties?

What is the term that binds successive generations within the kinship system?

What is the definition of monogamy?

In which type of residence pattern do couples establish independent residences neither from the side of the groom nor bride?

What is the main characteristic of exogamy?

What does the term 'patrilineal' refer to?

What is the responsibility in matrilineal societies in case of the father’s death?

Kinship System and Functions

The primary function of the kinship system is to organize social relationships based on familial ties, facilitating social cohesion and support networks.
Biological or blood ties within a kinship system are measured using the term "kinship."
Successive generations are bound within the kinship system through the concept of "descent."

Relationships formed through rituals such as marriage are referred to as "affinal relationships."
The basic social institution and primary group in society is the "family."

Marital Structures

Monogamy is defined as a marital structure where an individual has only one spouse at a time.
Couples who establish independent residences, neither aligned with the groom's nor the bride's family, follow a "neolocal" residence pattern.

Exogamy is characterized by the practice of marrying outside of a defined group, promoting alliances between different families or clans.
The term "patrilineal" refers to a descent system that traces lineage through the male line, emphasizing inheritance from father to children.
In matrilineal societies, in the event of the father's death, responsibilities typically shift to the mother's brother or other male relatives in the maternal line.

Test your knowledge of kinship systems, which define relationships and ties individuals and groups together based on blood, marriage, or adoption. Explore the meaning and power relations that determine rights, responsibilities, and expectations within kinship systems.