A group of persons directly linked by kin connections, the adult members of which assume responsibility for caring for children
Kinship
Connections between individuals, established either through marriage, or through the line of descent that connect blood relatives
Marriage
A socially acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals. When two people marry, they become kin to one another; the marriage bond also connects together a wider range of kinspeople
Types of marriage
Patrilineal
Matrilineal
Monogamy
Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Monogamy
A man or woman can only be married to one individual at any one time
Polygamy
A system under which individuals may have plural spouses
Polygyny
A man may have plural spouses at the same time
Polyandry
A woman may have plural spouses at the same time
Marriage (alternative definition)
A contract between two individuals as a free choice being the end result of falling in love
