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40 Cards in this Set
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Consanguinity
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Relations of kinship (defined as "blood")
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Consanguines
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People related by kinship
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Affinity
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Relations of marriage
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Affines
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People related by marriage
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Filiation
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The fact of being a child of a parent
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Descent
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The legally recognized line of filiation
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Complementary filiation
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The line of filiation not legally recognized as a descent line
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Unilineal descent
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Descent traced through one line/gender only
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Patrilineal (agnatic)
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Relations of descent traced through males
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Patrilineage
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Group in which...
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Matrilineal
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Relations of descent traced through females only
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Matrilineage
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Group in which...
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Bilateral or Cognatic descent
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Group membership comprises all descendents of an ancestor traced through both male and female links (i.e., membership is not limited by gender, but by other factors, such as residence)
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Clan
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Group made up of several lineages in which common descent is assumed but cannot be demonstrated
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Phatry
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Group comprised of related clans
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Tribe
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Group comprised of clans and clan-based phatries
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Moiety
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Division of a tribe/society into two groups
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House
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Term used to describe a kin group not necessarily based on descent
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Patrilocal
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Residence in the place of the father
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Matrilocal
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Residence in the place of the mother
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Virilocal
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Residence in the place of the man (husband)
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Uxorilocal
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Residence in the place of the woman (wife)
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Avunculocal
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Residence in the place of the uncle
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Ambilocal
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Residence in the place of choice
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Neolocal
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Residence in a new place
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Monogamy
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Marriage between one man and one woman
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Polygamy
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Marriage between more than two spouses
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Polygyny
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Marriage between one man and multiple women
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Polyandry
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Marriage between one woman and multiple men
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Endogamy
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Injunction to marry within the group
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Patriparallel
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Cousin marriage between children of two brothers
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Matriparallel
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Cousin marriage between children of two sisters
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Exogamy
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Prohibition of marriage within the group (must marry outside)
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Restricted exchange (symmetrical)
Levi-Strauss' "Elementary Marriage systems" |
Sister exchange: men of two groups exchange sisters
Patrilateral cross-cousin marriage: marriage between a sister's daughter and brother's son |
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"Generalized Exchange" (asymmetrical)
Levi-Strauss' "Elementary Marriage systems" |
Matrilateral cross-cousin marriage: marriage between a sister's son and a brother's daughter
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Levirate
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Marriage between a dead man's wife and his brother
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Sororate
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Marriage between a dead woman's husband and her sister
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Brideprice/bridewealth
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Prestations made to the group of the bride/wife
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Dowry
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Prestations made to the group of the groom/husband
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Levi-Strauss' theories
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"Elementary Marriage systems" vs. "Complex Marriage Systems"
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