postmarital residence

Definition of Postmarital Residence

(noun) Where newly married spouses live after their marriage.

Types of Postmarital Residence

• avunculocal residence
• bilocal residence
• duolocal residence
• matrilocal residence
• neolocal residence

Postmarital Residence Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: post·mar·i·tal res·i·dence

Audio Pronunciation

Usage Notes

• Plural: postmarital residences
• Alliance theory attempts to explain the function of different postmarital residences.

Additional Information

• Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “residence” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• avunculocal residence
• bilocal residence
• common-law marriage
• duolocal residence
• family of orientation
• family of procreation
• extended family
• marriage
• matrilocal residence
• neolocal residence
• unilocal rule

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Cite the Definition of Postmarital Residence

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “postmarital residence.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 24, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/postmarital-residence/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

postmarital residence. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/postmarital-residence/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “postmarital residence.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/postmarital-residence/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“postmarital residence.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/postmarital-residence/>.