SOC-1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Homicide, Georg Simmel, Going Solo
23 Apr 2016
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Family: group of people who are related by descent, marriage, or adoption. Important in socializing children so they can fit into a larger society: social institution. Marriage: socially acknowledged, approved, and often legal union of two people allowing them to live together and to have children by birth of adoption a. ii. Families govern issues related to marriage such as the meaning of marriage # partners a. iii. Monogamy: marriage between one wife and one husband (two wives or two husbands) a. iv. Polygyny: marriage of a husband to multiple wives a. vi. Endogamy: marriage to one with similar characteristics in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, education level, social class, and so on a. ix. Exogamy: marriage to someone with dissimilar characteristics a. x. While it has decreased, families are still characterized by more endogamy vs. exogamy a. xi. **linkage between marriage and the family has been greatly reduced b. Intimate relationship: close, personal, and domestic relationship between partners b. ii.
