Family and kinship
Family structures, households, relationships and kinship.
Areas within Family and kinship
Social structure
Core vocabulary for societies, groups, institutions, norms, roles and social organisation.
268 wordsInequality and stratification
Social class, status, inequality, poverty, mobility and stratification.
221 wordsCulture and identity
Culture, identity, values, norms, ethnicity, community and belonging.
129 wordsFamily and kinship
Family structures, households, relationships and kinship.
44 wordsInstitutions and organisations
Social institutions, organisations, bureaucracy and institutional behaviour.
54 wordsPopulation and demography
Population size, age, fertility, mortality, migration and demographic change.
65 wordsSocial change
Modernisation, social movements, globalisation and transformations in society.
125 wordsCrime and deviance
Deviance, crime, social control, sanctions and criminological concepts.
121 wordsSociological research
Research concepts and methods commonly used to study societies and groups.
28 words47 featured terms
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a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt…
Childhoodnounthe state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Familynounprimary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
Familynouna social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was aslee…
Family unitnounprimary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
Generationnoungroup of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
Homenouna social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was aslee…
Housenouna social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was aslee…
Householdnouna social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was aslee…
Human relationshipnouna relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and unemploymen…
Kinshipnouna close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt…
Marriagenounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Matrimonynounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Menagenouna social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was aslee…
Parentagenounthe state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
Parenthoodnounthe state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
Puerilitynounthe state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Relationshipnouna relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and unemploymen…
Spousal relationshipnounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Unionnounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Wedlocknounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Bigamynounthe state of having two spouses at the same time
Couplenouna pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
Cuckoldomnounthe state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
Endogamynounmarriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Exogamynounmarriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Intermarriagenounmarriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Intermarriagenounmarriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Marriagenountwo people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
Matchnouna pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
Misalliancenounan unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
Monandrynounthe state of having only one husband at a time
Monogamynounthe practice or state of having only one spouse at a time
Partnershipnouna cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language lear…
Polygamynounthe condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
Posteritynounall future generations
Rapportnouna relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
Resonancenouna relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
Sympathynouna relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympath…
Bondingnouna close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
Dinknouna couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
Indebtednessnouna personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Mesalliancenouna marriage with a person of inferior social status
Monogynynounhaving only one wife at a time
Obligationnouna personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Polyandrynounthe state of having more than one husband at a time
Polygynynouna form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives