Family

Family of orientation

Family of procreation

Fictive kin

Marriage

Socialization

Social structure

Micro level

Macro-level

Social institution

Status

Master status

Human agency

Monogamy

Polygamy

Polygyny

Polyandry

Patriarchy

Matriarchy

Egalitarian

Bilateral

Patrilineal

Matrilineal

Neolocal

Patrilocal

Matrilocal

Nuclear family

Extended family

Companionate family

Empirical approach

Survey

Random sample

In-depth interview

Experiment

Focus group

Observational study

Secondary analysis

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Theory

Structural functionalism theory

Conflict theory

Feminist theory

Social exchange theory

Symbolic interaction theory

Developmental theory

Systems theory