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MARRIAGE
AND THE GROUP 4
BELISARIO
HOUSEHOLD BENICO
DELA CRUZ
EDROSA
SALCEDO
FAMILY
Basic social institution and the primary group in
society.
Vary from culture to culture
defines as a social group characterized by common
residence, economic cooperation, and reproduction.
(Murduck 1949:1)
define the family as a group of persons united by ties
of marriage, blood or adoption etc. (Burgess and Locke
1963:2)
DESCENT AND MARRIAGE
KINSHIP- refers to the web of social
relationships that form an essential part of
the lives of most humans in most societies.
DESCENT- refers to the background or origin
of a person in terms of family or nationality.
MARRIAGE
An important institutional element of the family.
companionship & family relations- it is the
important purpose of marriage (the code in
1949).
FORMS OF MARRIAGE
Monogamy- the practice or state of being
married to one person at a time.
Polygamy-the practice or custom of having
more than one wife or husband at the same
time.
Polygyny-marriage in which two or more women share
a husband.
Polyandry-the state or practice of having more than
one husband or male mate at one time
SELECTION OF MARRIAGE PARTNER