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33 Cards in this Set
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Franklin and MacKinnon argue that |
in fact the study of kinship itself is symbolic of the anthropological tradition. |
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Define Ethnographic present: |
use of the present tense to describe a culture, although the description may refer to situations that existed in the past. |
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Who was one of the first anthropolosit to study kinship? |
David Schneider |
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David Schnedier concluded what about kinship |
It's a cultural system not a bilogical one |
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Define Bilaterally |
A system which individuals trace through both parents |
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Define Nuclear family |
The family group consisiting of father mother, and their children. Most important in North America |
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Materilineal |
descent traced through female line. A man's child is not a memeber of his matriliange |
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Define Patrilineal kinship |
: A system of decent in which persons are related to their kin through their father only. |
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Trobriand Islanders kinship is through their |
Matrilineage |
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Define exogamy |
A rule that requires one person to marry someone outside one's own group |
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Define Bride Service |
The requirement that when a couple marries the groom must work for the brides parents |
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Define endogamy |
A rule that requires a person to marry someone inside of one's grou[ |
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Define Bridewealth |
The valuables that a groom & family are expected to present to the brides family |
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Define Polygamy |
Marriage of more than one spouse |
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Define polygyny |
More than one wife |
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Define polyandry |
More than one husband |
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Define partible inheritance |
A form of inheritance in which the goods are divided among the heirs |
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Define impartial inheritance |
A form of inheritance what is passed undivided to one heir |
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Why develop new vocabulary to describe the dynamics of marriage? |
Systems found in one culture may not have parallels in other cultures, and therefore warrants new culturally specific vocabulary |
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Define kinship |
Individuals linked through socially recognized bonds |
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Define Consanguineal |
Related by blood |
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Define Affinal kin |
Related through marriage |
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define clans |
Individuals are able to trace their descent back to a mythical ancestor |
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Define Lineage |
Trace their descent back to a known ancestor |
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Define Prescriptive rules |
Tell individuals how to behave. In the context of marriage, defines eligible or potential spouses |
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Define prohibitive rules |
Tell individuals what not to do |
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Define preferential |
Leaves the choice to individuals |
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Define Dowry |
Thee goods and valuables a bride's family supplies to the groom's family or to the couple |
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Define Matrilocal |
Lives with the brides groupd |
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Define Patrilocal |
Live with the groom's group |
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Define Neolocal |
New/neutral residence |
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Define Duolocal |
Brothers and sisters remain together |
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Define Collateral |
Sibiling relationships |
