SOC 153 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Incest Taboo, Matriarchy, Exogamy

• School: Miami University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 153
• Professor: Steven Nelson

Document Summary

Polygyny: form of marriage in which men have more than one wife. Polyandry: form of marriage in which wife has more than one husband. Family: two or more people that consider themselves blood related household: people who occupy the same housing unit. Extended: family in which relatives, such as older generations or unmarried family members, etc. Family orientation: family in which a person grows up. Family procreation: family formed when a couple"s first child is born. Marriage: group"s approved mating arrangements, usually marked by a ritual some sort. Endogamy: practice of marrying within one"s own group. Exogamy: practice of marrying outside of one"s group. Incest taboo: rule that prohibits sex and marriage among designated relatives. System of descent: how kinship is traced over generations. Bilineal system: system of reckoning descent that counts both mother"s and father"s side. Patrilineal system: system of reckoning descent that only counts the father"s side.