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21 Cards in this Set
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Kinship system
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The predominant form of kin relationships in a culture and the kinds of behavior involved.
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Kinship diagram
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A schematic way of presenting data on kinship relationships of an individual (called "ego").
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Descent
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The tracing of kinship relationships through parentage.
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Bilineal descent
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A kinship system in which a child is recognized as being related by descent to both parents.
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Unilineal descent
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A kinship system that traces descent through only one parent, either the mother or the father.
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Patrilineal descent
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A kinship system that highlights the importance of men in tracing descent, determining marital residence with or near the groom's family, and providing for inheritance of property through the male line.
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Matrilineal descent
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A kinship system that highlights the importance of women by tracing descent through the female line, favoring marital residence with or near the bride's family, and providing for property to be inherited through the female line.
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Marriage
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A union between two people (usually), who are likely to be, but are not necessarily, co-resident, sexually involved with each other, and procreative.
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Incest taboo
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A strongly held prohibition against marrying or having sex with particular kin.
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Exogamy
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Marriage outside a particular group or locality.
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Endogamy
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Marriage within a particular group or locality.
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Groomprice
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The transfer of cash and goods to the groom's family.
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Brideprice or bridewealth
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The transfer of cash and goods from the groom's family to the bride's family and to the bridge.
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Monogamy
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Marriage between two people.
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Polygamy
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Marriage involving multiple spouses.
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Polygyny
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Marriage of one husband with more than one wife.
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Family
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A group of people who consider themselves related through a form of kinship, such as descent, marriage, or sharing.
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Household
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A group of people, who may or may not be related by kinship, who share living space.
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Nuclear household
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A domestic unit containing one adult couple (married or partners), with or without children.
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Extended household
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A co-residential group that comprises more than one parent-child unit.
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Stem household
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A co-residential group that comprises only two married couples related through males, commonly fond in East Asian cultures.
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