Concepts and terms associated with the family
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Concepts and terms associated with the family
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Marriage: The lawful accepted union between a woman and man.
Monogamy: A form of marriage which allows a person to have only one wife or husband at the same time.
Polygamy: A form of marriage which allows a person to have more than one wife or husband at the same time.
Polygyny: One man having two or more wives at the same time.
Polyandry: One woman having two or more husbands at the same time.
Endogamy: A spouse is specifically selected from within a preferred group,sect or tribe.
Exogamy: The spouse is preferred from outside his/her own tribe,group or sect.
Bigamy: marriage to another person while already being lawfully married.
Divorce: When a marriage ends lawfully.
Legal Separation: Where both spouses agree to live apart but remain legally married.
Annulment: Court decision that declares a marriage void and invalid, because of legal reasons.
Alimony: An allowance that is due to a wife from a husband's estate upon divorce.
Patrilocal: The couple resides with the husband's parents.
Matrilocal: The couple takes up residence with the wife's parents.
Neolocal: The husband and the wife live by themselves.
Patriarchal: The father or the male is the head of the household.
Matriarchal: The mother or a female is the head of the family.
Equalitarian: There is equal sharing of authority between mother and father.
Matrifocal: The female is the head of a household,tribe,etc.
Patrifocal: The household or tribe is headed by a male.
Patrilineal: Rights and duties of descent follow the male line.
Matrilineal: Rights and duties of descent follow the female line.
Bilineal: Rights and duties of descent follow both lines.
Kinship: Blood relationship,family relationship or other close tie or relationship.
Incest: Illegal sexual intercourse and relationship between close relatives.This activity is illegal in all Caribbean countries.
Status: The respect or reputation attached to a person's position in society.
Inheritance: The practice of passing on property,titles,debts and obligations upon the death of an individual.
Extended family: A family that extends beyond the nuclear family including grandparents, aunts,uncles and other relatives all living nearby or in the same household.
Nuclear family: A mother and a father living with their child or children.
Concepts and terms associated with the family
Across:1. | The father or the male is the head of the household. | 2. | Where both spouses agree to live apart but remain legally married. | 4. | marriage to another person while already being lawfully married. | 10. | An allowance that is due to a wife from a husband's estate upon divorce. | 11. | The lawful accepted union between a woman and man. | 12. | The respect or reputation attached to a person's position in society. | 14. | Rights and duties of descent follow both lines. | 18. | Rights and duties of descent follow the female line. | 20. | The couple resides with the husband's parents. | 21. | A spouse is specifically selected from within a preferred group,sect or tribe. | 22. | When a marriage ends lawfully. | 23. | Blood relationship,family relationship or other close tie or relationship. | 24. | The husband and the wife live by themselves. | 25. | The female is the head of a household,tribe,etc. |
| | Down:1. | A form of marriage which allows a person to have more than one wife or husband at the same time. | 3. | A mother and a father living with their child or children. | 5. | One woman having two or more husbands at the same time. | 6. | Rights and duties of descent follow the male line. | 7. | Illegal sexual intercourse and relationship between close relatives.This activity is illegal in all Caribbean countries. | 8. | The couple takes up residence with the wife's parents. | 9. | Court decision that declares a marriage void and invalid, because of legal reasons. | 13. | The mother or a female is the head of the family. | 15. | The practice of passing on property,titles,debts and obligations upon the death of an individual. | 16. | A form of marriage which allows a person to have only one wife or husband at the same time. | 17. | One man having two or more wives at the same time. | 19. | The spouse is preferred from outside his/her own tribe,group or sect. | 20. | The household or tribe is headed by a male. |
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Concepts and terms associated with the family
Across:1. | The father or the male is the head of the household. | 2. | Where both spouses agree to live apart but remain legally married. | 4. | marriage to another person while already being lawfully married. | 10. | An allowance that is due to a wife from a husband's estate upon divorce. | 11. | The lawful accepted union between a woman and man. | 12. | The respect or reputation attached to a person's position in society. | 14. | Rights and duties of descent follow both lines. | 18. | Rights and duties of descent follow the female line. | 20. | The couple resides with the husband's parents. | 21. | A spouse is specifically selected from within a preferred group,sect or tribe. | 22. | When a marriage ends lawfully. | 23. | Blood relationship,family relationship or other close tie or relationship. | 24. | The husband and the wife live by themselves. | 25. | The female is the head of a household,tribe,etc. |
| | Down:1. | A form of marriage which allows a person to have more than one wife or husband at the same time. | 3. | A mother and a father living with their child or children. | 5. | One woman having two or more husbands at the same time. | 6. | Rights and duties of descent follow the male line. | 7. | Illegal sexual intercourse and relationship between close relatives.This activity is illegal in all Caribbean countries. | 8. | The couple takes up residence with the wife's parents. | 9. | Court decision that declares a marriage void and invalid, because of legal reasons. | 13. | The mother or a female is the head of the family. | 15. | The practice of passing on property,titles,debts and obligations upon the death of an individual. | 16. | A form of marriage which allows a person to have only one wife or husband at the same time. | 17. | One man having two or more wives at the same time. | 19. | The spouse is preferred from outside his/her own tribe,group or sect. | 20. | The household or tribe is headed by a male. |
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