SOCIOL 211G Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Patrilineality, Bilateral Descent, Cultural Universal
15 Nov 2017
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Family set of people related by blood, marriage, or some other agreed-upon relationship, or adoption who share primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society. Although they vary in form, families are cultural universals. Examples of types of families studied by sociologists. Married couple and unmarried children live together. By 2000, only of us families fit in this description. Extended family family in which relatives - such as grandparents, aunts, uncles live in same home as parents and their children. Families of choice intimacy ties, care and support that are chosen rather than fixed. Kinship state of being related to others societies determine kinship by 1 of 3 ways. Bilateral descent kinship system in which both sides of person"s family are regarded as equally important. Patrilineal descent system in which father"s relatives are significant. Matrilineal system in which mother"s relatives are significant. Ogburn outlined 6 basic functions of family: reproduction.
