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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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Substantive Definition of the Family
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The state of being related to others
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Kinship
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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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Bilateral Descent
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A kinship system in which only the father's relatives are significant
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Patrilineal Decent
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A kinship system in which only the mother's relatives are significant
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Matrilineal Descent
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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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Extended Family
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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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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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Serial Monogamy
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A form of marriage in which an individual may have several husbands or wives simultaneously
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Polygamy
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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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Polygyny
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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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Polyandry
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A definition of families that focuses on what families do for society and for their members
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Functionalist Definition of Families
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A society in which men dominate in family decision making
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Patriarchy
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A society in which women dominate in family decision making
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Matriarchy
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An authority pattern in which spouses are regarded as equals
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Egalitarian Family
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The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group
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Endogamy
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The requirement that people select a mate outside certain groups
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Exogamy
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The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives
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Incest Taboo
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The conscious or unconscious tendency to select a mate with personal characteristics and interests similar to one's own
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Homogamy
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A sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one's maleness
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Machismo
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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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Familism
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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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Adoption
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A family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
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Single-Parent Family
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The practice of a man and a woman living together in a sexual relationship without being married
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Cohabitation
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Two unrelated adults who share a mutually caring relationship, reside together, and agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents, basic living expenses, and other common necessities
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Domestic Partnership
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