ANTH 021 1nd Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. Health, Illness and HealingA. Medical Anthropology B. ApproachesOutline of Current Lecture C. Global HealthII. Kinship and Domestic LifeA. KinshipCurrent Lecture C. Global Health1. Globalization, Health and the Role of Anthropology in Improving Public Health- A growing attention too New infectious diseaseso Diseases of developmento Medical pluralismo Applied medical anthropologyII. Kinship and Domestic LifeA. Kinship1. What is kinship?- Sense of being related to another person(s)- Set by cultural rules (sometimes laws)- Often taken for granted as being “natural” rather than cultural- Links with all aspects of culture- Not all cultures define kinship on the basis of “blood”’- A kinship system is the predominant form of kin relationships in a culture and the kind of behavior involved2. Kinship through Descent- Kinship through birth into a particular group- Descent: tracing kinship relationships through parentage- Two major typeso Unilineal (15% matrimonial or 45% patrimonial)o Bilineal3. Kinship through SharingThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- In many cultures people create kinship through sharingo Food sharingo Godparentso Adoption and fostering4. Kinship through Marriage- Marriage is a more or less stable union, usually between two people who may or may not be co-residential, sexually involved with each other, and procreative with each other- Criteria for defining marriageo Number of people involvedo Gender/sexual orientation of people involvedo Functions of the relationship – sexual intercourse, legitimacy of children, shared property, co-residence5. Rules for Finding a Marriage Partner- Rules of exclusion- Preference rules6. Exclusion Rule: The Incest Taboo- All cultures have some form of incest taboo- An incest taboo forbids sexual intercourse and/or marriage between certain kin- Cultural variation in which kin are excluded- Levi-Strauss linked the incest taboo with the origin of exchange among humans7. Cousin Marriage- Forbidden in some cultures- Preferred in some cultureso Various definitions of what is a cousino Various patterns of preference For cousins on which “side” of the family (mother’s or father’s) For cross cousins or parallel cousins8. Endogamy and Exogamy as Preference Rules- Endogamy: marriage within a particular region or social category- Exogamy: marriage outside a particular region or social