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hunter-gatherers
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people who wander through forests or over plains in small bands, hunting animals and gathering edible plants
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lineage
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a form of kinship group in which descent is traced through either the father's or the mother's line
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patrilineage
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a kinship group in which descent is through the father's line
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matrilineage
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a kinship group in which descent is through the mother's line
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conjugal family
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a kinship group comprising husband, wife, and children
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extended family
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a kinship group comprising the conjugal family plus any other relatives present in the household, such as a grandparent or uncle
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stem family
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a kinship group comprising parents plus one child who remains at home
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polygyny
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a form of polygamy in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife
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polyandry
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a form of polygamy in which a woman is allowed to have more than one husband
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familial mode of production
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a means of production in which the family produces nearly all its own food, makes most of its own clothes, and with the help of others, builds its own dwelling
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labor market mode of production
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a means of production in which people work for pay and thus produce less for their own use at home and buy and sell more on the market
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American Indian
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the name used for a subset of all Native Americans, namely, those who were living in the territory that later became the 48 contiguous United States
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bridewealth
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a custom in which a prospective bridegroom's family makes a gift of money or livestock to the bride's family
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brideservice
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a custom in which a prospective bridegroom agrees to work for a time for the bride's family
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mestizo
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a person whose ancestors include both Spanish settlers and Native Americans
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compadrazgo
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in Mexico, a godparent relationship in which a wealthy or influential person outside the kinship group is asked to become the compadre, or godparent, of a newborn child, particularly at its baptism
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barrio
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a segregated Mexican-American neighborhood in a US City
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remittances
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cash payments sent by immigrants to family members in their country of origin
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1965 Immigration Act
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act passed by the US Congress which ended restrictions that had blocked most Asian Immigration and substituted an annual quota
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bilateral kinship
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a system in which descent is reckoned through both the mother's and father's lines
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baby boom
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the large number of people born during the late 1940's and 1950's
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birth cohort
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all people born during a given year or period of years
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cohabitation
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the sharing of a household by unmarried persons who have a sexual relationship
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life-course perspective
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the study of changes in individuals' lives over time, and how those changes are related to historical events
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