Understanding

Culture, Society,
and Politics
Quarter 2 – Module 2
Kinship, Marriage, and the
Household

Department of Education ● Republic of

the Philippines

Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics Grade 11/12

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Quarter 2 – Module 2: Kinship, Marriage, and the Household
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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Quarter 2 – Module 2
Kinship, Marriage, and
the Household

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Table of Contents
COVER PAGEi
COPYRIGHT PAGEii
TITLE PAGEiii
TABLE OF CONTENTSiv
WHAT THIS MODULE IS ABOUTv
WHAT I NEED TO KNOWv
HOW TO LEARN FROM THIS MODULEvi
ICONS OF THIS MODULEvii
WHAT I KNOWviii
Lesson 1: Kinship, Marriage, and the Household1
What’s In:1
What’s New: Family Is1
What is It: Kinship, Marriage, and the Household 2
What’s More: My Family Tree6
Unforgettable Moment6
What I Have Learned: Fill in the Blanks7
What I Can Do: A Family Life Story7
Summary8
Assessment10
Key to Answers12
References13

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What This Module is About

Hi! Welcome to this new module.

This module will give you information about kinship, marriage, and the
household as important concepts in the study of society and culture. Different kinship
patterns, descent, marriage, family, residential patterns, and politics of kinship are
further discussed.

The institution of the family is found in the society. The structure of the family
varies from one society to the other. It may vary in the number of marriage partners
that a person is allowed to have, the way a marriage partner is selected, and other
marriage rules across culture.

May this lesson will guide you to better understanding on the role of a family
as a basic social institution in the society. Have fun learning.

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

● Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behaviour
(UCSP11/12HSO-IIi-21)

● Compare different social forms of social organization according to their

manifest and latent functions; (UCSP11/12HSO-IIj-22)

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How to Learn from this Module

The following are your guides for the proper use of this module:

To the Learner:
1. Follow closely to the instructions in every activity.
2. Answer the pre-test before going over the material to find out what you
already know.
3. Answer all the exercises at the end of every lesson.
4. Review the lesson that you find difficult to understand. Be resourceful.
5. All answers should be written in the module, unless, otherwise specified,
example: sheet of paper or bondpaper.
6. All output should be placed in a folder which will serve as your portfolio. It
should be arranged in a sequential order.
7. Seek assistance from your teacher and parents/guardian.
To the Teacher:
1. Communicate with parents and learners regularly for updates and feedback.
2. Make sure that all activities are complied before accepting them.
3. You may contextualize or localize your activity as long as it is still within the
bound of the learning competency.

To the Parents/Guardian:
1. Closely monitor your child’s progress.
2. Do not answer the activities for your child. Just guide them in doing it.
3. Support your child. Talk to him/her about his/her journey with this module.

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 Icons of this Module
What I Need to Know This part contains learning objectives that
Learning are set for you to learn as you go along
Objectives the module.

This is an assessment as to your level of

What I Know? knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
Pre-Assessment meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge.

What’s In? This part connects previous lesson with

Review Activity that of the current one.

What’s New? An introduction of the new lesson through

Motivational various activities, before it will be
Activity presented to you.

These are discussions as a way to deepen

What is It?
your discovery and understanding of the
Lesson Proper
concept.

These are follow-up activities that are

What’s More?
intended for you to practice further in order
Performance Task
to master the competencies.

What I Have Learned? Activities designed to process what you

Generalization have learned from the lesson.

These are tasks that are designed to show

What I Can Do? case your skills and knowledge gained,
Application and applied into real-life concerns and
situations.

This evaluates your level of mastery in

Assessment
achieving the learning objectives of the
Post-Assessment
lesson.

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 What I Know

PRETEST

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time.

a. polygamy c. monogamy
b. b. polyandry d. polygyny

2. The basic institution of most societies.

a. family c. marriage
b. b. kinship d. descent

3. Family structure that is based on residence that permits the newly married
couple to live independently.
a. patrilocal c. biolocal
b. matrilocal d. neolocal

4. Refers to a group whose members are involved in politics. This can be seen
in families that have been part of the government for several generations.
a. political alliance c. political dynasty
b. b. political kinship d. political descent

5. Kinship based on blood is considered as the most basic and general form of
relations.
a. matrilineal descent c. consanguineal kinship
b. patrilineal descent d. affinal kinship

6. It refers to the practice of having more than one partner or sexual mate.
a. polygamy c. endogamy
b. b. monogamy d. exogamy

7. A type of family that is made up of a group of people who are united by social
ties and is usually made up of two adults and their socially recognized
children.
a. extended family c. blended family

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 b. complex family d. nuclear family

8. It happens when the newlywed couple stays with the husband’s relatives and
the wife’s kin alternately.
a. biolocal residence c. neolocal residence
b. avuncolocal residence d. patrilocal family

9. Which type of marriage where the man or woman’s parents determine the
marital partner of the individual?
a. exchange marriage c. referred marriage
b. child marriage d. diplomatic marriage

10. It is sometimes called a step family, reconstituted family or a complex family.

a. nuclear family c. blended family
b. transnational family d. extended family

11. It refers to the type of relations developed when a marriage occurs.

a. consanguineal kinship c. kinship by ritual
b. affinal kinship d. kinship

12. It refers to the spiritual parents of the child.

a. compadrazgo c. goddaughter
b. b. godson d. parents

13. When someone finds his/her partner through a matchmaker.

a. arranged marriage c. fixed marriage
b. referred marriage d. diplomatic marriage

14. It refers to the biological origin of a person’s family.

a. kinship c. descent
b. b. alliance d. dynasty

15. A marriage where an individual has only one spouse at a time.

a. polygamy c. endogamy
b. polygyny d. monogam

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 Lesson

1 Kinship, Marriage, and the Household

Learning Competency:
● Describe the organized nature of social life and rules
governing behaviour (UCSP11/12HSO-Iii-21)
● Compare different social forms of social organization
according to their manifest and latent functions
(UCSP11/12HSO-IIj-22)

What’s In

We learn from the previous module about the different social groups that
surround us. At this point in time, it is expected that you already knew who are the
members of your primary groups, the members of your secondary and reference
groups? How about your networks? List them all in a piece of paper. Viola! It is
surprising to note that we have a lot of social groups and networks in our life. Isn’t it
exciting to be with them after covid-19? Yes, of course.

But in the meantime, while waiting for that most exciting moment, let’s first learn
together the lesson about kinship, marriage, and the household. Without a doubt, you
will be amazed of the many things that you will discover.

What’s New

Activity 1: FAMILY IS…

What is the role of the family in the society? Please give three (3) answers.

1. ________________________________________________________________

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 2. ________________________________________________________________

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3. _________________________________________________________

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What Is It

Every society has formed social institutions to meet all their basic needs. One of
these is the institution of the family. The family is the basic unit of the society. The
structure of the family may vary from one society to the other. It may vary from one
culture to the other as well.

As we grow older (adult), our social group will expand. We will meet new
faces/people in our neighbourhood, in the community, at work, in social organizations, in
social media, etc. By this, we begin to relate ourselves to the opposite sex by way of
having boy-girl relationship. And in the right time, from there, we will be able to establish
a society through a family.

Kinship and Descent

Kinship (kaugnayan ng magkamag-anak) is a social institution that refers to

relations formed between members of the society.

Descent (pinagmulan ng angkan) refers to the origin or background of a person

in terms of family or nationality. It is a biological relationship.

Principles of Descent

Unilineal descent usually traced through a single line of ancestors either from
the patrilineal or matrilineal descent but not both.

Patrilineal descent, affiliates a person with a group of relatives through his or her
father.

Matrilineal descent, affiliates a person with a group of relatives through his or

her mother.

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 Bilateral descent, affiliates a person with a group of relatives through either his
or her parents. Kinship is traced through both ancestral lines of the mother and the
father.

Types of Kinship

Consanguineal kinship or kinship based on blood (kadugo) is considered as

the most basic and general form of relations. The relationship is achieved by birth or
blood affinity. It is commonly called as relatives by blood. Examples are the relationship
or connection between parents and their children, between siblings, between
nephews/nieces and aunts/uncles.

Affinal kinship or kinship

based on marriage refers to the type
of relations developed when a
marriage occurs. The husband forms
new relations with his wife and her
family likewise the wife forms new
relations with his husband and his
family.

The Family Code of the

Philippines defines marriage as a
special contract of permanent union
between a man and a woman entered
into in accordance with law for the
establishment of conjugal and family
life. Marriage is an important social
institution wherein two persons, a man
and a woman, enter into family life.

Marriage across Cultures

Endogamy and Exogamy

Endogamy or compulsory marriage, it refers to marriage within their own clan or

ethnic group.

Exogamy or out-marriage, it refers to marriage outside their own clan or ethnic

group.

Monogamy and Polygamy

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 Monogamy refers to a marriage where an individual has only one spouse at a
time.

Polygamy refers to a marriage of having more than one spouse at a time. It can
be polygyny, the marriage of one man having multiple female partners at the same
time or polyandry is the marriage of one woman having multiple male partners at the
same time.

Referred Marriage and Arrange Marriages

Referred marriage happens when someone finds his/her partner through

friends, relatives or people who act as matchmakers. These matchmakers help their
single friends to find husband or wife by referring them to other single friends who are
also interested in finding a life partner.

Arranged marriage is usually called fixed marriage. It happens when marriage is

arranged by the parents of the groom and bride. In this kind of marriage, the groom and
bride are usually chosen by parents, community leaders, or religious officials to ensure
that the young people are guided through the process of finding the right person to
marry.

Types of Arranged Marriages

Child marriage. The parents of a small child arrange a future marriage with
another child's parents. The children are betrothed to each other.

Exchange Marriage. This form of marriage involves a reciprocal exchange of

spouses between two nations, groups, or tribes.

Diplomatic Marriage: Marriages are arranged for political reasons, to cement

alliances between royal families. The monarchs of Europe were all related by blood due
to frequent diplomatic marriages. This form of marriage occurs when an arranged
marriage has been established between two royal or political families in order to forge
political or diplomatic alliances.

Modern arranged marriage: The parents choose several possible mates for the
child, sometimes with the help of the child (who may indicate which photos he or she
likes, for example). The parents will then arrange a meeting with the family of the
prospective mate, and the two children will often have a short unsupervised meeting,
such as an hour-long walk around the neighborhood. The child then chooses who they
wish to marry (if anyone), although parents may exert varying degrees of pressure on
the child to make a certain choice.

Post Marital Residency Rules (based on residence)

Patrilocal residence occurs when the married couple stays with or near the
husband’s kin or relatives.

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 Matrilocal residence occurs when the married couple stays with or near the
wife’s kin or relatives

Biolocal residence happens when the couple stays with the husband’s kin or
the wife’s kin alternately.

Neolocal residence happens when the couple stays or build a home

independently from the husband or wife’s kin.

Avuncolocal residence occurs when the couple resides with or near the
maternal uncle of the groom.

Kinship by Ritual

Compadrazgo, literally translated as “godparent” (ninong and ninang). This can

be done through the performance of Catholic rituals like baptism, confirmation, and
marriage. This “compadrazgo” becomes the spiritual parents of the child or as
co-parents. The godson or goddaughter is called inaanak.

Family and the Household

The family is considered the basic unit of social organization. It is made up of a

group of individuals who are linked together by marriage, blood relations, or adoption.

A nuclear family is a type of family that is made up of a married couple (parents)

and their biological or adopted children.

An extended family is composed of two or more nuclear families in a household.

Some of the relatives are living with the nuclear family. It is an expanded household
composed of three or more generations. It may include great grandparents,
grandparents, the parents, the children and other relatives.

A blended family is a type of family where both the parents (father and mother)
have children from previous marital relationships but all the members stay in one
household to form a new family. This is also called a step family, reconstituted family,
or a complex family.

Conditionally separated family is a type of family where a member is

separated from the rest of the family due to employment, military service, sickness, etc.

Transnational family is a type of a family who lives in more than one country.
They may spend part of each year from one country to the other. This is caused due to
employment or military service of parents.

Kinship of Politics: Political Dynasties and Alliances

In the Philippines, political dynasties refer to family members who are involved
in politics for several generations. Most politicians elected in public offices and
government positions are relatives.

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 Political alliances. Political parties tend to align or agree to cooperate to each
other for common political agenda; to ensure victory in the elections or guarantee the
passage of legislation.

What’s More

Activity 2: MY FAMILY TREE

1. Make your personal “Family Tree”. If possible, place picture in each member of
the family; label it.
2. Use 1/8 size illustration board for this activity. You can use indigenous and
recycled materials. Show your creativity. Agree with your teacher on the other
specifications about the project.

Rubric for Activity 2

Criteria Rating
The output presents the information in a clear and comprehensive
manner. 5 4 3 2 1
The output employs artistic techniques which do not distract from
the information or message being conveyed. 5 4 3 2 1
The output effectively uses text such as labels, captions, and
descriptions to clarify information or convey a message. 5 4 3 2 1
Total points (15)

Activity 3: UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT

Draw inside the box below about your unforgettable moment with your family. Be
creative. Briefly discuss your drawing.

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Rubric for the Drawing

Criteria Rating
The drawing clearly expresses the information and message. 5 4 3 2 1
The drawing highlights important information relevant to the topic. 5 4 3 2 1
The drawing shows creativity. 5 4 3 2 1
Total points (15)

What I Have Learned

Activity 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Affinal relatives are related by ________ _______.

2. Your kinship relationship with your grandmother is based on ________.

3. Your aunt’s son is your ______________________________________.

4. Your mother’s daughter is your _______________________________.

5. Your father’s son is your ____________________________________.

6. The basic social unit of the society is called _____________________.

7. A union between a man and a woman is called ___________________.

8. Consaguinal relatives are related by ___________________________.

9. Kinship through female’s line is called __________________________.

10. A type of residence where couple lives separately from both parents
______________________.

What I Can Do

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Activity 5: A FAMILY LIFE STORY

It’s bonding time. Setback and relax at the comfort of your home. Gather your
siblings or your cousins. Grab a snack. Play a love song. Let your parents or guardians
or other relatives share about their family life story. But never forget, how about their
love story? Share the lesson that you learn from them. Have a lovely night.
______________________________________________________________________
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SUMMARY
● Kinship is a social institution that refers to relations formed between members of
the society.

● Descent refers to the origin or background of a person in terms of family or

nationality. Descent is classified as unilineal descent, patrilineal descent,
matrilineal descent, and bilateral descent.

● Consanguineal kinship or kinship based on blood is considered as the most basic

and general form of relations.

● Affinal kinship or kinship based on marriage refers to the type of relations

developed when a marriage occurs.

● Marriage across cultures includes endogamy or compulsory marriage and

exogamy or out-marriage.

● Monogamy refers to a marriage where an individual has only one spouse at a

time while polygamy refers to a marriage of having more than one spouse at a
time. Polygamy is classified as polygyny or polyandry

● Referred marriage happens when someone finds his/her partner through friends,
relatives or people who act as matchmakers.

● Arranged marriage is usually called fixed marriage.

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● Types of arranged marriages include child marriage, exchange marriage,
diplomatic marriage, and modern arranged marriage.

● Post marital residency rules include patrilocal residence, matrilocal residence,

biolocal residence, neolocal residence, and avuncolocal residence.

● Compadrazgo, literally translated as “godparent”. He or she becomes the

spiritual parents of the child or as co-parents.

● The family is considered the basic unit of social organization. It is made up of a

group of individuals who are linked together by marriage, blood relations, or
adoption.

● Type of families includes nuclear family, extended family, blended family,

conditionally separated family, and transnational family

● Kinship of politics includes political dynasty and political alliance.

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 ASSESSMENT

POSTTEST

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 Management Team

Chairperson: Dr. Arturo B. Bayocot, CESO III

Regional Director

Co-Chairpersons: Dr. Victor G. De Gracia Jr. CESO V

Asst. Regional Director

Cherry Mae L. Limbaco, PhD, CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

Alicia E. Anghay, PhD, CESE

Asst. Schools Division Superintendent

Mala Epra B. Magnaong, Chief ES, CLMD

Members: Neil A. Improgo, EPS-LRMS

Bienvenido U. Tagolimot, Jr., EPS-ADM
Lorebina C. Carrasco, OIC-CID Chief
Romeo B. Aclo, EPS-Araling Panlipunan
Joel D. Potane, LRMS Manager
Lanie O. Signo, Librarian II
Gemma Pajayon, PDO II

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