Matrilineality

As I have observed in Rwanda, assuming that non-patrilineal kinship systems encourage gender equality is simplistic. An array of sociological factors regulate ndividuals’ position in a given community and lineage is only one. However because of the link between inheritance and genealogy, it is safe to infer that the position of women in patrilineal and matrilineal societies are bound to somewhat differ. Moreover, I remain convinced that holding women as exclusive holders of group membership has ramifications beyond kinship determination. As to say that if it is more enviable to live as a woman in those communities, only an immersive experience can tell. I plan to evaluate the impact of matrilineality on four communities across three continents. I will investigate the repartition of powers through a gendered lens among…

The purpose of this essay is to explain the culture behind The Mosuo people. By using the “Barrel Model” I will break down the culture’s internal and external factors and how they have become a civilized society. The Barrel Model breaks elements or characteristics of a culture into three sections. The three sections that the model are broken into are Infrastructure, Social Structure, and Superstructure. The cultural aspect is what they value in beliefs or ideas, and the behaviors that come from…

The Dreaming Many people would be aware of the Dreaming in terms of creation stories. However, what may be less apparent, is that while the Dreaming does refer to the period leading up to creation, this period is also concerned with balance and the relationship between the world’s spiritual, moral and natural elements. Collectively, this is what is known as the Dreaming (Stanner, 1958). As such, connection to the natural environment and to the land by individuals or groups is considered sacred…

Final Exam How does the concept of ethnocentrism interfere with cultural pluralism? How do these concepts help or hinder the issues globally. Ethnocentrism is one of the main causes of division in race, creed and religion. These are learned behaviors because when we are children we may notice differences in color, race or language, but we are not born bias either way. Stereotyping, categorizing, generalizations and accusations affect us worldwide even within our own races. Cultural…

Minangkabaus of Indonesia. I will immerse myself into each community to assess the ramifications of matrilineality in the social, political, economic and spiritual spheres. Through dialogues with adults and adolescents of all genders, I will identify gender-specific tasks and evaluate their social value. I will emphasize my exploration on domestic life, i.e. marriage and child-rearing, coming-of-age and popular culture. Additionally, I will consider the breadth and depth of women’s economic and…

Christian Voigt , The Age of Enlightenment .The misconception that all were women , is false ,men died and children also , whole families were killed even .The other false misconception is the word (Witches) , very few were witches , most were devoted Christians , and to continue to call them witches is very disrespectful to them , as they died holding on to their beliefs and others with mixed folk religious beliefs , most of the people who did died were Christian heretics . The largest of…

not all gender discriminatory conceptions are discussed here, particular emphasis is on the role of women in warfare or another social struggle that typically involves violence and aggressiveness. Cross-cultural male supremacist complex Divale and Harris refer to the asymmetrical societal practices that favor males over females due to contribution in warfare. Speaking generally across sociocultural setting, they explore the structure of marriage and female infanticide population control…

In Kendall Blanchard’s journal he stated the traditional role of Navajo woman is, “-due to nature of Navajo matrilineality, were usually owners of the sheep, and the inheritance operated through the female line.” ( 44). He used the information that Navajo women make the crucial decisions when it comes to the home. Since then Navajo women’s value or self-esteem had gone down. In another scholarly article the author states domestic violence is the common recurrence in many households. Domestic…