Name
CHAPTER
Class
12
Date
Graphic Organizer Activity
The Family
The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective
The prefix of a word can be a clue to its meaning. To complete the diagram, first define
the prefixes patri and matri. Then write three terms with these prefixes in the appropriate
boxes. Write their meanings in the boxes below.
Patri means:
Residential Pattern:
Descent Pattern:
Authority Pattern:
Meaning:
Meaning:
Meaning:
Matri means:
Residential Pattern:
Descent Pattern:
Authority Pattern:
Meaning:
Meaning:
Meaning:
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CHAPTER
12
Graphic Organizer: Possible Solutions
The Family
The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective
The prefix of a word can be a clue to its meaning. To complete the diagram, first define
the prefixes patri and matri. Then write three terms with these prefixes in the appropriate
boxes. Write their meanings in the boxes below.
Patri means:
father
Residential Pattern:
patrilocality
Descent Pattern:
patrilineal descent
Authority Pattern:
patriarchy
Meaning: Newly
married couples are
expected to live with or
near the husband’s
parents.
Meaning: Kinship is
traced through the
father’s side of the
family.
Meaning: The father
holds most of the
authority in the family.
Matri means:
mother
Residential Pattern:
matrilocality
Descent Pattern:
matrilineal descent
Authority Pattern:
matriarchy
Meaning: Newly
married couples are
expected to live with or
near the wife’s parents.
Meaning: Kinship is
traced through the
mother’s side of the
family.
Meaning: The mother
holds most of the
authority in the family.
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