Definition
patrilocality
noun
- a social system in which a married couple lives with or near the husband's family rather than the wife's family
Usage: anthropology; sociology
Examples
- In many traditional societies, patrilocality was the standard practice after marriage.
- Anthropologists study patrilocality to understand kinship structures and family organization.
- The shift from patrilocality to neolocality reflects changing economic and social conditions.
- Patrilocality often reinforces patrilineal inheritance patterns in a culture.
- Some cultures practice patrilocality while others follow matrilocal or bilocal residence rules.