neolocal residence
anthropology
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In anthropology, neolocal residence refers to a postmarital practice where a newly married couple establishes a home that is separate from the families of both the bride and groom. This means they do not live with or near the husband's kin (patrilocal/virilocal residence) or the wife's kin (matrilocal/uxorilocal residence). Instead, they create an independent household. This practice signifies a potential shift in social alignments, as the couple forms a new unit away from their original family ties.12
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