Sociology Terms On Marriage And Divorce

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marraige

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a socially approved mating agreement, usually involving sexual activity and economic cooperation between a man and a woman

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family

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a relatively small domestic group of kin who function as a cooperative unit

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nuclear family

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a two-generation family group that consists of a couple and children, usually living apart from other relatives

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social paternity

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fatherhood practiced by someone/group of people or society and the absence of biological father

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subsurface controls

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as parents raise children, they give them messages about future partner

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surrogate father

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father that lives in the house who is not the biological father

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family of orientation

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the family into which people are born and in which the major part of their socialization takes place

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extended family

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a family group that consists of three or more generations

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exogamy

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marriage outside one's own group

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dysfunctional

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preventing society, or one of its parts, from meeting its needs

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egalitarian family

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a family in which the husband and wife are roughly equal in authority and privilege

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exchange relationship

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a relationship in which a person or group acts in a certain way toward another to receive a reward or return

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homogamy

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marriage between individuals having similar social characteristics

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gender roles

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a social role associated with being male or female