Kinship Vocabulary 3.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? AnthropologyASAll boards Created by: Bekah HarrisCreated on: 10-12-12 23:29 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
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