The Philippine Family Code – excludes same-sex marriage and polygamous unions.
Illegitimates – are defined as children born out of wedlock.
Cohabitants – are couples who share a common residence with a child but without the benefit of
marriage
Nuclear family- composed of a married couple and their biological or adopted children
Extended family- includes other members of the kinship group such as your uncles, grandparents and
cousins.
Two types of Descent Groups: unilineal, ambilineal
Marriage – an arrangement of procreation
Endogamy- practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group
Exogamy – the practice of marrying outside one’s group
Consanguineal – blood relation
Affinity- relationship by marriage
Polygamy – a marriage that includes more that two partners
Polygyny- a man is married to more than one wife at a time
Polyandry – a woman is married to more than one husband at a time
Divorce – a court order saying that a man and woman are no longer husband and wife.
Annulment – a judicial statement that never was a marriage between the man and the woman.
Religion- is a powerful institution that connects human beings
Church- a religious organization that claims to possess the truth about salvation exclusively.
Roman Catholic Church – classic example of a church
El Shaddai – a Philippines-based Catholic Charismatic religious group
Mariano “Mike” Zuniega Velarde – founder of El Shaddai
Sect – also perceives itself as a unique owner of the truth.
Proclamation No. 815 – Iglesia Ni Cristo Centennial Year
Denomination – is oriented toward cooperation
Cults- deviant groups within society
Brainwashing – means cult members were forced to believe in the doctrine of the group by force.
Education – refers to the formal and informal process of transmitting the knowledge
Cultural capital -is acquired in the family from which one belongs.
Credentialism – refers to the common practice of relying on earned credentials when hiring staff.
Karl Marx – the father of scientific socialism
Types of class
1. Bourgeoisie – owners of the means of social production
2. Proletariat – working class
3. Petty bourgeoisie – class of educated individuals
4. Peasant class – landless farmers
5. Lumpenproletariat – dangerous class
Caste – system of social stratification differs from class in terms of its rigidity
Class system- individuals are positioned according to their access to the means of production.
Social mobility – moving from one stratum or class
Status – refers to life chances that are determined by social honor or prestige.
Cultural capital – refers to the forms of knowledge, educational credentials and artistic taste that a
person acquires from family background.