is an economic arrangement in fulfilling basic human needs
FAMILY
Basic social institution and Primary group in society
Household
Basic residential unit, live in the same dwelling, where economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out
Kinship
Network of relatives, Where an individual possesses certain
mutual rights and obligations
Consanguinity and Affinity
2 types of kinship
descent
the origin or background of a
person in terms of family or nationality
DESCENT SYSTEMS
used to illustrate the kinship relationships
Kinship by Blood
As time passes, various descents have evolved and institutionalized
Unilineal
At birth, child is automatically assigned to his/her parents group
Patrilineal
children are automatically made members of the father’s group only
"Bar" (son or daughter of)
jews use this which recognizes males as the sustainer of the family lineage
Matrilineal
children are automatically made members of the mother’s group only
DOUBLE UNILINEAL DESCENT
At birth, children are assigned to mother/father’s group for specific purposes
BILATERAL DESCENT
At birth, child is assigned to mother or father’s group
Marriage
● Institutional element of family
● Cultural mechanism that ensures its continuity
● Consists of: mores, folkways, attitudes, ideas, ideals, social definitions, and legal restrictions
AS A CONTRACT
AS A STATUS
ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE ACCORDING TO THE CIVIL CODE
a.Man and woman only
b. Permanent
c. Law prescribes civic and penal
sanctions (adultery, legal
separation, action for support)
As a contract
a, Once the marriage is valid,
“married” status is created
between two parties
As a status
Monogamy
Polygamy
Fictive Marriage
Forms of Marriage
Monogamy
man permits one spouse at a time
Polygamy
plural marriage
Polygyny
Polyandry
Group marriage
3 types of polygamy
Polygyny
one man to two or more women at the same time
Polyandry
one woman to two or more men at the same time
Fictive Marriage
by proxy or representing someone not physically present
Endogamy
Marry from own clan or ethnic group
Exogamy
marry outside one’s clan or ethnic group
Levirate
widow marry the brother or nearest kin of the deceased husband
Sororate
Widower marries the sister of nearest kin of the deceased wife. Its function is to keep the wealth or power within the family and allow the socialization of its members to continue
Endogamy
Exogamy
Levirate
Sororate
Selection of Marriage Partners
Nuclear Family
Extended Family
Based on Internal Organization or Membership
Nuclear Family
Husband, wife, children in a union recognized by other members of society
Extended Family
Composed of two or more nuclear families that are economically and socially related
Parent-child relationship
unmarried children and the
married children with their
families live with the parents
Husband-wife relationship
polygamous marriage where
man keeps a number of nuclear
families and unites them under a
larger family group
Conjugal
Consanguineal
FAMILY STRUCTURE (Linton)
Conjugal
spouse and children are
more important (marriage bond is
emphasized)
Consaguineal
blood relatives are
more important (blood relations during
childhood is emphasized)
Patrilineal Descent
affiliates a person with a group of relatives thru their father
Matrilineal Descent
affiliates a person with a group of relatives thru their mother