Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Premarital Sex, Goldscheider Ceramics, Heterogamy
30 Jan 2013
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Expressive changes-> emotional dimension of marriage (love, sexual things) Instrumental changes-> task oriented part (income, maintaining household) Family-> two or more people related by blood or other forms of commitment. Monogamy-> most regular type of marriage in nearly all societies. Polygyny-> type of polygamy that involves husband sharing. Polyandry-> type of polygamy that involves brothers who share a wife (extremely rare) Consanguine family is when family is of the utmost importance and family controls all aspects of life (economic production, political units with regards to family) Nuclear family is when family networking is less important. More concerned with own children rather than ancestors. Prohibiting sex/marriage for close biological relatives (common in nearly all. Restricting sexual activity to only between spouses prevents rivalry and a family from breaking up. Requirement to marry outside family spreads the kinship network because you gain alliances/friendships with other families. Families can be joined through the passing down of property.
