LESSON 12

KINSHIP
KINSHIP or KIN

- The state of being related to the

people in your family.
Note:
Kinship pertains not only to the
relationships based on ties of blood;
bonds made through marriage,
adoption, and religious rituals can also
be considered as Kinship.
System of Family Lineage
 3 Subclassifications of Unilateral
Descent
1. Patrilineal Descent- which follow the
father’s lineage.
2. Matrilenial Descent- which the influence of
the mother side.
3. Ambilineal Descent- consider either or both
the paternal or maternal sides, depending on
the demand of a situation.
Affinal Kinship
The bond between a
husband and wife is what
sociologists refer.
Balae and Bayaw are also
example of affinal kin.
Marriage

Isa legal foundation

of family that exist in
all cultures, although
there are some
varieties.
 Endogamy and Exogamy
 Endogamy- is a marriage between member
of the same group or category of people.
Ex: The marriage of a Filipino with a Filipina.
 Exogamy- refers to the marriage of two
people coming from different group or
categories.
Ex: The marriage of a Filipino and an Australian
woman.
Monogamy and Polygamy

 Monogamy- type of marriage where

only two people are involved.
 Bigamy-
the marriage of a man with
two women.
 Polygamy-
the man marries more than
two women.
 Polyandry-
the marriage of a woman to
more than one man.
Divorce- is a court decree
that terminates or dissolve a
marriage. Divorced
individuals are given back
their single status and may
again remarry.
GROUNDS IN ANNULMENTS

1. Bigamy- either party was

already married to another
person at the time of the
marriage.
2. Forced consent- one of the
married couple was forced or
the threatened into marriage.
GROUNDS IN ANNULMENTS
3. Fraud- one of the married
couple agreed to the
marriage through the lies or
misrepresentation of the other.
4. Marriage prohibited by law-
incestuous marriage.
GROUNDS IN ANNULMENTS

5. Mental illness- one or both

spouse/s was/were mentally ill or
emotionally disturbed at the time
of the marriage.
6. Mental incapacity- one or both
spouse/s was/were under the
influence of alcohol or drugs at
the time of the marriage.
 GROUNDS IN ANNULMENTS

7. Inability to consummate marriage-

either spouse was impotent or
physically incapable of having sexual
relations during the marriage.
8. Underage marriage- either spouse was
a minor at the time of marriage or was
too young to enter a marriage without
parental consent or court approval.
Defacto separation- a
husband and wife on their
own arrangement without
the sanction of the court.