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substantive definition of the family
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a definition of the family based on blood, meaning shared genetic heritage, and law, meaning social recognition and affirmation of the bond including both marriage and adoption
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kinship
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the state of being related to others
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bilateral descent
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a kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important
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patrillineal descent
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a kinship system in which only the father's relatives are significant
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matrillineal descent
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a kinship system in which only the mother's relatives are significant
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extended family
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a family in which relatives-such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles-live in the same household as parents and their children
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nuclear family
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a married couple and their unmarried children living together
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monogamy
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a form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other
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serial monogamy
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a form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time
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polygamy
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a form of marriage in which an individual may have several husbands or wives simulatenously
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polygyny
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a form of polygamy in which a man may have more than one wife at the same time
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polyandry
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a form of polygamy in which a woman may have more than one husband at the same time
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functionalist definition of families
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a definition of families that focuses on what families do for society and their members
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partriarchy
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a society in which men dominate in family decision making
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matriarchy
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a society in which women dominate in family decision making
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egalitarian family
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an authority pattern in which spouses are regarded as equal
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endogamy
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the restriction of mate selection to people within the same group
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exogamy
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the requirement that people select a mate outside certain groups
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incest taboo
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the prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives
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homogamy
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the conscious or unconscious tendency to select a mate with personal characteristics similar to ones own
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machismo
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a sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in ones maleness
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familism
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pride in the extended family, expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk outside the immediate family
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adoption
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in a legal sense, a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights, responsibilities, and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents
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single-parent family
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a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
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cohabitation
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the practice of living together as a male-female couple without marrying
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