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24 Cards in this Set
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Anthropology |
study of humans in all of their diversity ex: Archeology, Biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology |
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Gender |
Culturally constructed ideas about how male/females are different, masculine/feminine traits ex: In many societies females often wear dresses while men tend to wear suits to a formal event |
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Gender Identity |
how you declare yourself to be in terms of masculine, feminine, cross-gender, pan-gender, transgender etc. ex: The LGBTQ group on campus is where many students can openly express their gender identities. |
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Gender Role Expectations |
Skills, abilities and behaviors thought appropriate to members of a society or group depending on whether you are male or female ex: In many countries females are homemakers and take care of the children while the males provide for the home. |
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Egalitarian |
principal that all people are equal and deserve equal rights ex: In the Vanatinai culture there is no divisions between men and women, both are valued for the same qualities |
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Patriarchy |
a system of society where the father or eldest man is head of the family or community ex: The Tuareg culture uses the patriarchy in their communities |
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Matriarchy |
a system of society where females rule or have power ex: |
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Polygyny |
Having more than one wife ex: The show "Sister Wives" demonstrates polygyny |
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Polyandry |
Having more than one husband ex: |
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Subsistence |
Four Types: Hunter-gatherer, horticulture, herding/cattle raising, Intense agriculture |
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Nuclear Family |
A couple or parents and their children ex: My dad, George, my mom, Rhonda and myself are my nuclear family |
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Extended Family |
Extends beyond nuclear family, includes grandparents, aunt/uncle, cousins that live nearby or in the same household ex: My grandma Willa my Aunt Willene my cousin Daphne and Tessa are my extended family |
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Consanguine Relations |
"Blood Relations", being from the same kinship as another ex: My mother and my Aunt Willene have consanguine relations |
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Affinal Relations |
Relatives by marriage ex: I am related to my cousin's husband Elliott, through her marriage to him |
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Matrilocal |
When the couple stays close to woman's family ex: My nuclear family is matrilocal because we live close to my mother's side of the family |
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Patrilocal |
When the couple stays close to the man's family ex: |
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Matrifocal |
Single parent households oriented towards the mother and father plays less of a role ex: My aunt Willene had a matrifocal household, she raised two girls on her own, their father was rarely around |
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Patrifocal |
Single parent households oriented towards the father and mother plays less of a role ex: My cousin Tony has a patrifocal household because he is raising his son on his own |
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Teknonymy |
You are known by the name of your child ex: My mother would be known as Amanda's mom |
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Sobriquet |
A nickname given to children from their parents name, or nickname of a place or group of people ex: Manhattan is also known as the Big Apple |
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Bilateral Descent |
Family lineage where descent and inheritance are passed equally through both parents ex: The Tuareg trace descent groups through matrilineal and patrilineal sides |
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Dowry |
Bride's family gives gift to the bride ex: Tuareg women get a tent as part of their dowry |
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Bridewealth |
A gift that the husband's family gives to the bride's family as a form of compensation ex: Livestock herds are often bridewealth in the Tuareg culture |
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Sex |
Biological status of male or female ex: female's have a vagina while men have a penis |
