the family in which we grow up, the family that orients us to the world
family of orientation
a single parent family
nuclear family
family formed through marriage and childbearing
family of procreation
The mistaken belief that everyone has the same experiences and values that we have therefore should think as we do
Egocentric fallacy
the belief that our ethnic group, nation, or culture is innately superior to others
Ethnocentric fallacy
rights and property flowed from the father
Patrilineal
rights and property descended from the mother
Matrillineal
the New England custom in which a young man and woman spent the night in bed together, separated by a wooden board
bundling
A set of people distinct from other groups because of cultural characteristics
Ethnic group
society in which males dominate political and economic institutions and exercise power in interpersonal relationships
patriarchal
society in which women rule over men and where men are denied the right to political office or excluded from participating in the most significant religious rituals--have not been documented