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21 Cards in this Set
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FAMILY |
A social institution consisting of a group of people who are related by kinship ties: relations of blood, marriage/civil partnership or adoption. Cohabiting couples are also often regarded as a family unit. |
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HOUSEHOLD |
One person living alone, or a group of people who live at the same address and share living arrangements. |
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MONOGAMY |
One husband and one wife. (Found in Europe, the USA, and most Christian cultures) |
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SERIAL MONOGAMY |
A series of monogamous marriages. (Found in Europe and the USA, where there are high rates of divorce and remarriage) |
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ARRANGED MARRIAGE |
Marriages arranged by parents to match their children with partners of a similar background and status. (Found in the Indian subcontinent and Muslim, Sikh and Hindu minority ethnic groups in Britain) |
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CIVIL PARTNERSHIP |
A legal form of marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Civil partnership gives legel recognition to the relationships of same sex couples , giving civil partners equal treatment to married couples in a wide range of legal matters. |
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POLYGAMY |
Marriage to more than one partner at the same time. (Includes polygyny and polyandry) |
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POLYGYNY |
One husband and two or more wives. (Found in Islamic countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia)
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POLYANDRY |
One wife and two or more husbands. (Found in Tibet, amongst the Todas of Southern India, and among the Marquesan Islanders) |
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NUCLEAR FAMILY |
Two generations: parents and children living in the same household. |
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EXTENDED FAMILY |
All kin including and beyond the nuclear family. |
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CLASSIC EXTENDED FAMILY |
An extended family sharing the same household or living near each other. |
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MODIFIED EXTENDED FAMILY |
An extended family living far apart, but keeping in touch by phone, letters, email, networking websites like Facebook and frequent visits. |
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BEANPOLE FAMILY |
A multi-generation extended family , which is long and thin, with few aunts, uncles and cousins, reflecting fewer children being born in each generation, but people living longer. |
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PATRIARCHAL FAMILY |
A family in which the authority is held by males. |
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MATRIARCHAL FAMILY |
A family in which the authority is held by females. |
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SYMMETRICAL FAMILY |
Authority of household tasks are shared between male and female partners. |
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RECONSTITUTED/STEP/ BLENDED FAMILY |
One or both partners previously married, wih children of previous relationships. |
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LONE PARENT FAMILY |
Lone parent with dependent children, most commonly after divorce or separation (though may arise from death of a partner or unwillingness to marry or cohabit) |
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GAY AND LESBIAN FAMILY |
Same-sex couple living together with children. |
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SINGLE PERSON HOUSEHOLD |
An individual living alone. |