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family
at a minimum, a woman and her dependent children, and often at least male adult, usually related by blood or marriage
kinship
complex system of culturally defined social relationships based on marriage and birth
descent
rule of relationship that ties people together based on reputed common ancestry
lineage
decent group made up of blood kin who trace who they are related to back to a known ancestor
clan
non-corporate descent group with members claiming connection to a real or mythical ancestor without knowing exactly how they are related
social class
group of families who enjoy equal or nearly equal social prestige according to the system of evaluation
caste
special social class in which membership is determined by birth and fixed for life
marriage
transaction and resulting contract in which two people are recognized by society as having a continuing claim to the right of sexual access to one another; in which the woman can bear children
incest taboo
prohibition of sexual relations between close members; usually including parents, children, and siblings at a minimum
materialism
anthropological theory in which it is believed that material conditions are the most important things in shaping a culture
explicit culture
cultural rules that are clearly laid out by the society; i.e. laws, values, etc.
tacit culture
silent culture; culture that is understood without having to be talked about; intrinsically rooted aspects of culture
post-modernism
anthropological theory that states that there is no objective truth; truth can only be arrived at by taking into account multiple voices and multiple interpretations