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Social Institutions: Introduction to Exercise 1 - Terms related to marriage and family types
What You Will Learn

This exercise defines some of the types of family and marriage.
Key Terms


bilateral descent
conjugal family
consanguine family
descent
endogamy
exogamy
extended family
family unit
kinship
marriage
matrilineal descent
matrilocality
monogamy
neolocality
nuclear family
patrilineal descent
patrilocality
polyandry
polygamy
polygyny
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

Match each of the following marriage or family types to their definitions by typing the correct word in the box next to the definition. When finished, click DONE. The correct answers will remain, while the incorrect answers will be deleted. You will have one more chance. When finished, click DONE again, and then check you answers.
Please note: Type carefully! Terms that are spelled incorrectly will not be accepted.
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