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Family, Marriage, and Kinship

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Sociology

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Key Topics to Revise

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Family

  • Family is a social unit formed by marriage, blood, or adoption.
  • It is the primary agent of socialization and emotional support.
  • Key characteristics include mating relationship, social approval, and role expectations.
2

Marriage

  • Marriage is a socially and legally recognized union between individuals.
  • It is universal but varies in form across cultures.
  • Main types: monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, endogamy, exogamy, and group marriage.
3

Kinship

  • Kinship refers to relationships based on blood (consanguineous) or marriage (affinal).
  • Types: primary (direct), secondary (through primary kin), and tertiary kin (distant).
  • Kinship terms can be classificatory (same term for multiple relations) or descriptive (specific term).

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A family is a social unitMarriage is a socially and legallyKinship refers to the network

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