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43 Cards in this Set
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What is kinship?
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A system of social ties deriving from genealogical relations.
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What are terms for people who are related to us through marriage, and related to us through blood
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People related to us through marriage are affinally related to us.
People who are related to us through blood are consangunieally related to us |
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Kinship is important to people because it determines certain things. What are some examples?
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Why you marry
Where you live How to raise kids Which property you inherit Who you look after Who looks after you |
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Why is kinship of interest to anthropologists?
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It has political, religious and economic aspects.
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What is Kin Type and and Kin Terms?
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Kin type refers to the degree of genetic relations, and is universal.
Kin terms are labels given to particular relatives in specific cultures. |
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What is the purpose of descent systems?
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Determines parenthood, identifies ancestry, and assigns people to social categories.
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What is a descent group?
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Group of people who recognize lineal descent from a common ancestor
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What keeps descent groups together?
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Obligations to assigned roles.
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How are descent groups like corporations?
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- Continues after the death of members
- New members born it - Organizing productive activities - Assignment of status |
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What is unilineal descent?
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Ancestry being traced through a father or mother's line, NOT both.
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What percentage of Unilineal Descent are patrilineal?
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65%
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What is meant by bilateral descent?
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Related equally both to mothers and fathers side of family.
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What is an indicative characteristic of bilateral descent in North America?
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A preference for relatives on the mothers side- matrilineal skewing.
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How is Ambilineal descent different from Unilineal descent?
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Is more flexible- you can choose the side of the family you see as more important
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What is Double descent?
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Lineage is traced through both sides equally.
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What is economically significant about lineage?
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Property ownership and labor sharing.
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What is a clan?
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A non-corporate descent group with each member claiming descent from a common ancestor without actually knowing the genealogical links
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What is used to provide a sense of social identity for clans?
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Symbols
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Aspects of traditional marriage
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- Two heterosexual married parents
- Kids (average is 2.4) - Live together - Dad makes money, mom is a homemaker |
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Is the definition of family universal?
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No.
It is culturally, socially and historically defined. |
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What are the functions of family?
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- Provides environment for regulating sexual desires.
- Allows for reproduction, essential for survival of human society - Educates about the norms and values of society - Emotional security - Recreation and companionship - Protection |
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What type of family is usually female-lead, and are generally poorer than other families?
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Single Parent Families
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What type of family is the Brady Bunch?
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Reconstituted Family
Formed by adults who were previously married, bringing previous children into a new marriage. |
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True or False
A household of people means a family. |
FALSE
Will and Grace lived in the same house, yo. Gay dude and an annoying girl. That's not a family. |
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The concept of family is a basic unit of social organization in terms of...
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- Identity Construction
- Economic Production - Reproduction |
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Social inequality means differential access to...
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- Power
- Wealth - Prestige |
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In what areas of life do Social Inequality exist?
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- Gender
- Race - Age - Ethnicity - Religion - Kinship |
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What are some characteristics of egalitarian societies?
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- Foragers with few possessions
- No clear, organizational structure - Debate as to whether there is inequality between men and women foragers. |
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What are some characteristics of ranked societies?
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- Common in horticultural societies --> Surplus = Resources and Privileges
- Hierarchically ordered groups/clans - Prestige linked to redistribution of goods - Prestige can be reached by individuals |
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What are some characteristics of stratified societies?
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- Horizontal layers of equality and inequality
- Inequalities passed from generation to generation |
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What context are classes usually defined within?
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Roles and Economic Relationships
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What % of Canada is considered upper-upper class?
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1%, known as "old money"
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What % of Canada is considered lower-upper class?
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2-4%
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What % of Canada is the middle class?
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40-50%
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True or False
Most of Canada's middle class is composed of White People. |
FALSE
Has racial and ethnic diversity |
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What % of Canada is working class?
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One-Third, 33%
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What % of Canada is lower class?
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20%
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What are sumptuary laws?
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Regulations that make one's dress an indicator of their social status.
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Did Weber see stratification as economic?
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NO he didn't.
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Weber's Three Dimensions of Stratification
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Power, Property, Prestige
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What is the difference between achieved and ascribed status?
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Achieved status is a position gained on merit or achivement.
Ascribed status is based on who you are, not what you do. Paris Hilton. |
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What does "twice-born" mean?
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Somebody is born, and goes through a coming-of-age ceremony later in their life.
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Why have human populations not developed into biologically unique races yet?
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The human race has not existed long enough.
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