Chapter+13+Family+and+Religion


 * **__Nuclear Family__**-a family composed of one or two parents and their children
 * Most families in America consist of the nuclear family. One example would be Regina's family. Her family consists of her mom, her dad, her sister, and Regina. Another example is Cady's family, which consisted of Cady, her mom, and her dad.


 * __**Charisma**__-extraordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers.
 * Regina is one example of a person who has a lot of charisma. The whole school is her followers. They all know what she is wearing, what she is saying, and what she is doing. Not only the students, but also the teachers. She has those qualities that everyone wants to be like her, and it is better to be in the group then out of it, no matter how you are treated. Regina is a true born leader.

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 * __**Totem**__-An object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred.
 * One example of something sacred to Cady's family is her mom's tribal vases. When Cady throws a party they were being thrown around so she puts them under the sink. When her mother finds them the next day, she has a very hurt and confused face because something so sacred to her, and once sacred to Cady has been abused. Then she asks, don’t these vases mean anything to you? Cady says no, then her mom continues to tell her she doesn’t know who Cady is anymore, she has changed and not for the better.
 * **__Family__**- a social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children.
 * When in Africa Cady was homeschooled by her parents, but when in the United States she went to public school. Her parents were worried for her because of the dramatic change of going to school. Cady's parents cared about her and trusted her, which creates a cooperative group.


 * __**Monogamy-**__ marriage that unites two partners.
 * Cady's parents are an example of monogamy because they are boned together by marriage. They used to be single, but once married they became united. They no longer function as two seperate people, but instead as a couple.


 * __**Homogamy**__- marriage between people with the same social characteristics.
 * Cady's parents are both alike in their interests and professions. They are both zoologists and they both went to Africa to practice their profession. They also want the same things in life, such as having their daughter being the best she can while being herself.