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List the four forms of a family. (There are four).
Conjugal, consanguinal, nuclear, extended
Define this form of family: conjugal
formed on the basis of marital ties, the result of a marriage/ union
Define this form of family: consanguinal
formed on the basis of sibling relationships (eg, married couples do not live together, but rather brothers are head of household in which sisters and their children reside).
Define this form of family: nuclear
the traditional or "standard" unit in western political thought
Define this form of family: extended
Originally included next level of kinship relationships that might be grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.-- has taken a broader definition that now also includes unrelated people that live together and are defined by the anthropological criteria, based on the issues they identify and deal with
List the five residence patterns.
patrilocal, matrilocal, ambilocal, neolocal, avunculocal
Define this residence pattern: patrilocal
marriage/ couple goes to live with the husband's family- where he grew up
Define this residence pattern: matrilocal
marriage/ couple goes to live with the wife's family- where she grew up
Define this residence pattern: ambilocal
marriage/ couple chooses, but the choices are only patrilocal or matrilocal
Define this residence pattern: neolocal
marriage/ couple established a separate household (western societies)
Define this residence pattern term: avunculocal
marriage/ couple goes to live with the husband's mother's brother, who is head of household (the husband's uncle)
Anthropology is interested in "____________."
concepts
When it takes a look at the family structure it does so from the _______________ _____________.
conceptual level
That means it is interested in determining family ____________/___________ based on a universal set of qualifiers.
dynamics/structure
What it does not do is attach "__________" or "____________" to any family-living situation in any culture.
value, judgement
When we study things like families, marriage, and religion, it is important to remember that we take a look at a ____________ _________.
structural level
We don't assign definition based on __________ ___________.
personal preferences
Anthropology looks at:
kinship/familial relationships, how people are organized (depends on who is related to whom)
It is believed that the values and structure of a society can be seen in the ____________ ______________ of that society.
family structures
If you want to understand how a society is _________, take a look at the ___________ ___________ first and work up from there.
organized, family structure
This is much easier to do in __________, ____ _________ groups than in ____________ __________.
smaller, less complex, pluralistic societies