Family types
What type of family consists of two parents and their children living together in one household?
A nuclear family
Name the three aspects of family regulated by the law.
The couple: marriage, economic and personal effects, and separation, divorce and annulment.
Filiation: biological and adopted children born in or out of wedlock.
Legal guardianship: Parental authority to protect of minors or incapacitated persons.
Which are the three types of kinship relations?
By consanguinity, by affinity and by adoption
What is marriage?
A legal contract between two people
What is a household?
A group of related or unrelated individuals living together
What is the term for a family structure where a parent lives with a new partner and their children from previous relationships?
Blended Family
Reconstituted family
Why is it important to make the kinship relation legal?
To determine the line of succession for inheritance, to get access tosocial benefits,etc.
What does "consanguinity" refer to in kinship?
The degree of blood relationship between individuals
What type of kinship relation is established when a couple gets married?
A relation by affinity
From an anthropological point of view, what is the purpose of a family?
to create a structure, regulate and organize the procreation and social reproduction of its members.
What is the name of a couple without children?
couple family
Which are the main changes in modern family roles?
Women's access to the labour market, Movement towards equality in domestic responsibilities, rights of children, LGTBIQ + rights recognition, The existence of new assisted reproduction techniques.
What are family ties?
Connections or bonds between family members
What is the legal term for the dissolution of a marriage without fully terminating the marital relationship by law?
Separation
What does it mean when two people have a collateral degree of kinship?
Collateral kin are an individual's siblings and their descendants. They are not your direct ancestors or descendants
What is the name of the family who take care of a child because his/her parents cannot do it?
Foster family
What does family law primarily regulate?
All aspects of the family
What does the term "kinship" refer to?
Connections between family members
What are the legal requirements for a marriage to be valid in Spain?
mutual consent, legal age, absence of marriage impediments, and a legal formula
What does the "succession line" refer to in a family?
succession falls to the first-born child of the heir and their children, followed by the next oldest sibling of the heir
A family where one parent is responsible for the children
Single parent family
What is the purpose of exogamy in societies?
To avoid incest and broaden social connections
How is the degree of kinship between people determined?
By counting the number of generations in between
What term is used for the legal process through which a marriage is declared void, as if it never existed?
Annulment
From a sociological perspective, the family structure should be modified according to...
the social needs and evolution.