Chapt.+13-+FAmily+and+Religion


 * **Family**- a social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children.
 * It is a custom to marry someone of your same culture if your Indian, but Raj had a Caucasian girlfriend whom his family did not like, so they forced him to choose between his girlfriend or the money that his parents give him.
 * **Social Institution** - a major sphere of social life, or societal subsystem, organized to meet human needs.
 * An example of a social institution in the show is how the characters attend Star Trek conventions as a way of socializing with peers.
 * **Nuclear family**- a family composed of one or two parents and their children.
 * An example of a nuclear family is Raj and his frequent communication with his parents over webcam.
 * **Descent-** the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations
 * In the show, it is reference frequently that Raj is of Indian descent.


 * **Nuclear Family- A family composed of one or two parents and their children; also known a conjugal family**.
 * Sheldon's dad died so he and his mom are a Nuclear family.
 * ** Homogamy- Marriage between people with the same social characteristics. **
 * Since Sheldon recently fell for Amy and because she's as smart and awkward as he is, if they got married it would be a homogamy.
 * **Cohabitation- The sharing of a household by an unmarried couple.**
 * Penny sleeps over temporarily while Kristy is visiting because she dislikes Kristy.
 * ** Kinship- A social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption. **
 * Penny has an unwanted kinship with Kristy who was engaged to Penny's cousin while at the same time sleeping with Penny's brother.