Kinship

How people related to

you

• Adaptive
1.Fictive (godparents,step-
siblings

2.Consanguine •Blood
3.Conjugal •Marriage
Descent
Group

Kind of kinship in which being in the

direct line of descent from a real or
mythical ancestor is a criterion of
membership

May be traced exclusively through

men or women or through either
at the discretion of the individual
Establisheskin group
membership exclusively
through the male or
female line
A man,his children,his brother’s
children and his son’s children are
all members of the same descent
group
Both males and females belong to
their father’s kin group
However,only males pass on their
family identity to their children
A woman,her children,her
sister’s children and her
daughters’ children are all
members of the same
descent group
Every individual is a
member of his or her
mother’s matrilineage and
father’s patrilineage
 Descent from either males or females is
recognized
 Individuals may select only one line to
trace descent
 Each generation can choose which
parent to trace descent through
 It is flexible in that it allows people to
adjust to changing family situations
Example:
 When a man marries a woman
from a politically or
economically more important
family, he may agree to let his
children identify with their
mother’s family to enhance
their prospects and standing
within the society
Affiliates an individual
more or less equally
with relatives on his
father’s and mother’s
sides
Isan institution that admits men
and women to family life
Lowie defined it as a relatively
permanent bond between
permissible mates
Malinowski defined marriage as
a contract for the production
and maintenance of children
1.Polygyny
- one man marries more than one
woman at a given time
2.Polyandry
-one woman with more than one man
3.Monogamy
-one man marries one woman
- most common and acceptable form
of marriage
4.Polygamy
- the practice of
marrying multiple
spouses
 Ritual kinship in the form of godparenthood
 Parents selected godparents for a child at his
or her baptism, confirmation, and marriage.
The godparents were then tied to the parents
as coparents
 Ideally co-parents should be a married couple;
they were preferred because their unions
were typically more stable and they were
more likely to be able to provide a home for
the child should the need arise
In most communities, however,
there were not enough couples to
serve as godparents for all
children, so single women of good
reputation were frequently
chosen. It was important that the
person asked should be of proper
character and good standing in the
community.
Includesall the people
who occupy a housing unit
 Consists of
husband,wife
and their
unmarried
children

Newly wed
create a No control
Nuclear
separate
Family
of the
residence for
themselves
elders

Known as
primary
family
 Includes
members of
three to four
generations

Joint/Ext Extension of
Large in size ended parent child
Family relationship

Based on
close blood
ties
Commonly found in tribal societies
across the world where kin
genealogy is applied to determine
the system of communal
leadership
It is the traditional pattern of
bequeathing political power family
members.
Kinship politics is built based on the
classic political principle: blood is
thicker than water.
It asserts that power should be
distributed among family members
For the sake of family security, power
should not be seized from those who
have kinship connections and must be
circulated only among those who are
tied by blood
Political dynasties have long been
present in the Philippine political
structure
Political dynasties started emerging
after the Philippine Revolution when
the First Republic of the Philippines
was established
 Over the years, newer dynasties
emerged as some of the initial ones
became inactive
Majority of the positions in
the Philippine government
are currently held by
members of political
dynasties. Notable Philippine
political dynasties include
the Aquino and Marcos
families.