Some Notes on Polygamy..

TYPES OF FAMLIY
3 Types
-                    Extended
-                    Nuclear
-                    Polygamist
 
-                    Nuclear Family : Mom, Dad, Own or adoptive children.
 
o                  Nuclear Family of Orientation : Family in which you are born
o                  Nuclear Family of Procreation : Marriage, Create your own Family.
□ The difference relies in the perception of the world and relationship
-                    2 Nuclear Families: Commitments 2 Different sets of people.
o                  ( Parents + Siblings, Spouse + Children)
 
-                   Extended Family
o                  Grandparents, Parents, Children, 2 or more Nuclear Families.
 
-                    Social Structure of Kinship: Someone You’re related to.
o                  Structured system of relationships in which people are bound to one another by complex interlocking.
□ Define KIN?
◊ Societal Rules. Rules of Decent..
o                  3 Types!
} (kinship defining) Rules of Descent. 2 Fundamental Rules.
} Unilinial and Non-Unilinial
} 2 Diff Kinds of each
Patrilineal Descent
Matrilineal Descent
 
Residence
Patrilocal :  Obligated to move in with Groom’s Family
Neolocal : Apart from Bride  or Grooms Family
Bi- Local :  Either Brides or Grooms family but not on their own.
MatriPatri local: Have to spend a certain amount of time with a bride and grooms family. First Child live with Bride’s Family. After the first year move in with grooms family