ESSAY ON FAMILY
Everyone is brought up in a family context. The vast majority of adults have been married. Family and marriage patterns change within each society and culture.
Family- a group of persons directly linked by kin connections. Adult members assume responsibility for children.
Kinship- Connections between individuals established through marriage or through the lines of descent.
Marriage An approved union between 2 adults. Through marriage, 2 adults become a kin to one another.
Nuclear Family- 2 adults living in the same dwelling with their own children.
Extended Family- A group of three of more generations.
Monogamy A man or a woman are married to only 1 adult at any one time.
Polygamy A husband of wife is allowed to have more than one spouse(This is divided into polyandry and polygyny).
Polyandry The biological father of the child is usually not known. Usually found in societies stricken by extreme poverty. Women can have......
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