Kinship Vocabulary

?
Affinity
Relationship by marriage ties
1 of 30
Agamy
No rules regarding marriage
2 of 30
Bridewealth/Brideprice
Items of value given by the groom or groom's group to the bride's group
3 of 30
Caste
Social organisation found in India based on religious beliefs
4 of 30
Consanguinity
Relationship by blood
5 of 30
Cross-cousins
The children of opposite sex siblings
6 of 30
Descent
A relationship defined by connection to an ancestor
7 of 30
Patrilineal Descent
(Agnatic) Descent from an ancestor through the male line
8 of 30
Matrilineal Descent
Descent through the female line
9 of 30
Dowry
Items of value transferred from the bride's group to the groom or groom's group
10 of 30
Endogamy
Marriage within a community
11 of 30
Exogamy
Marriage outside a community
12 of 30
Matrilocal Family
Consists of a mother and her children
13 of 30
Nuclear Family
Consists of a wife, husband and their children
14 of 30
Polygynous Family
Consists of a husband, two or more co-wives and their children
15 of 30
Polyandrous Family
Consists of one wife, two or more husbands, and their children
16 of 30
Patrilocal
The families of procreation of a man, his married sons and his sons
17 of 30
Matrilocal
The families of procreation of a woman, her daughters and their daughters
18 of 30
Fictive Kinship
A relationship such as a godparent, however not blood related
19 of 30
Incest
Sexual intercourse between two people who are related by real or assumed bond of kinship
20 of 30
Kinship
Relationship based on the culturally recognised connection between parents and children
21 of 30
Lineage
A unilineal descent group whose members trace descent from an ancestor
22 of 30
Matriarchy
Rule of the family and society by the mother
23 of 30
Matrilocal Residence
Living with the wife's group
24 of 30
Moieties
A division of society into two groups, eg. patrilineal descent and matrilineal descent
25 of 30
Monogamy
Marriage with only one spouse
26 of 30
Patrilocal/Virilocal Residence
Living with the husband's group
27 of 30
Polygamy
Marriage with more than one spouse
28 of 30
Polygyny
Marriage of a male to two or more females
29 of 30
Polyandry
Marriage of a female to two or more males
30 of 30

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Agamy

Back

No rules regarding marriage

Card 3

Front

Bridewealth/Brideprice

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Caste

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Consanguinity

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

soph

Report

great!

Similar Anthropology resources:

See all Anthropology resources »