Chapter+13-+Family+and+Religion

__ Family __ - social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children -Charlie, Alan, and Jake are all a family. They are there for each other whenever one is in need and need each other for support to get through life. __ Extended family __ - family composed of parents and children as well as other kin -Evelyn, Judith, Alan, Charlie, and Jake are considered an extended family. They fight quite often but what families don’t fight. They are always around for each other and that is what families do. __ Cohabitation __ - the sharing of a household by an unmarried couple -Alan and Charlie cohabilitate because Alan cannot afford a house. Also, Chelsey and Charlie cohabilitate for a couple of days before Charlie realizes what it is like to have a woman living with him and freaks out.

__ Family Violence: __ emotional, physical, or sexual abuse of one family member by another - Charlie often emotionally brings down Alan, whether it is by the words he says, or just the gestures he makes towards him. __ Kinship: __ a social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption - Charlie and Alan are kin by ancestry and they are brothers, which automatically gives them a social bond. __ Marriage: __ a legal relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing - Evelyn has been through multiple marriages, and she always marries men that are well off with money. 