| A | B |
|---|
| household | a group of people who share a common residence |
| nuclear family | a family consisting of an adult male and female with oneor more children, own or adopted |
| extended family | a family containing relatives in sddition to the nuclear family. An extension of the nuclear family |
| kin | relatives based on marriage or genes |
| monogamy | a system of mariage involving two adults, one of each sex |
| polygny | a system of marriage involving two or more wives |
| polyandry | a system of marriage involving two or more husbands |
| reconstituted family | a family in which one or both partners bring children from a previous relationship |
| cohabitation | living together as man and wife without marriage |
| primary relationships | close, longlasting and special ties between people |
| polygamy | a system involving two or more wives |
| Murdock's (1949) functions of the family | universal institutions & functions |
| Talcot Parsons functions of the family | Primary socialisation & the stabilisation of adult personalities |
| Murdock's vital functions | sexual, economic, reproduction & educational |
| Why would feminists suggest that Parson's theory is sexist? | primary role of women as the nurturer and carer, detressing her husband |
| darkside of the family | child abuse, domestic violence, male dominance |
