FMSC 110 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Malnutrition, United Nations, Socioeconomic Status
20 Nov 2018
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Biology: heterosexual couples mate and produce offspring. Traditionally: shared residence, economically interdependent, one or more children (biological or adopted) Today: separated families, not always economically interdependent, same sex couples, couples with no children, unmarried individuals, single parents. Family is a group of 2+ people who share a close bond as a result of an intimate history and/or biology. Nuclear: one or two adults living in an intimate relationship with biological or adoptive children. Kinship/fictive kin: chosen family (ie. an aunt who is not blood related) Extended family: people with a common lineage, combined nuclear families with primary connection through parent/child relationships. Patriarchies: authority held by eldest male; men hold greater power than women. Matriarchies: authority held by eldest female, even with matrilineal descent power is held by men, daughters are expected to care for aging parents. Bilineal: parentage through both mother and father"s sides. Patrilineal: woman marries into husband"s family and children becomes members of father"s family.
