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UVM ANTH 021 - Kinship cont. and Thorp Wrap Up
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ANTH 021 1nd Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture A. Global HealthI. Kinship and Domestic LifeA. KinshipOutline of Current Lecture A. Kinship (cont.)II. Thorp Wrap UpA. Main ArgumentB.Current Lecture A. Kinship (cont.)9. The Range of Cultural Preferences for Spouse/Partner Selection- Kinship- Location- Ethnicity- Status/economic position- Looks (beauty, height, FGC)- Physical ability- Romantic love10. Status Considerations in Partner Selection (Heterosexual Pairing)- Hypergyny – the bride marries a groom of higher status, the groom may be wealthier, more educated, older, taller- Hypogyny – the bride marries a groom of lower status, the bride may be wealthier, more educated, older, taller- Isogamy – the bride and groom are status equals, the bride and groom have similar wealth, education, age, height11. Getting Married- Often involves a series od gift/monetary exchanges between the bride’s and groom’s family- The wedding can range from very simple to highly elaborate and expensiveThese 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.o Weddings crystalize and highlight cultural meanings of the marital relationship and gender roles12. Forms of Marriage- Monogamy: marriage between two peopleo Most common form of marriage cross-culturally- Polygamy: marriage with multiple spouseso Polygyny: one man and more than one womano Polyandry: one woman and more than one man (more rare)13. Family vs. Household: Related Concepts- A family is a group of people who consider themselves related by kinship- A household is a person or persons who live together and may or may not be related by kinship14. Three Household Forms- Nuclearo Common worldwide but not universally the preferred formo Found among foragers and industrial/informatics groups- Expandedo More common among horticulturalists, pastoralists and agriculturalistso May be extended vertically through parents and sons/daughters or horizontally through siblingso Provides safety net for child care and old age support- Stemo Common in East Asiao Household formation includes parents and 1 offspring, usually a son and his spouse and childreno In some ways, a sub type of extended family but limited to extension through just one descendent 15. Household Headship- Household head: primary person(s) responsible for supporting thehousehold financially and making major decisions- Matrifocality: a household in which a woman is the central, stabledomestic figure; common among lower-income people in the Caribbean, Central/South America, the U.S.16. Intrahousehold Dynamics- Spouse/partner relationshipso Marital satisfaction differs in love matches and arranged marriages- Sibling realtionshipso Understudied aspect of household dynamics- What happens inside the householdo Worko Reproductiono Care, loveo Leisure, funo Other not so good news17. Domestic Violence- Found in most but not all cultures and in differing degreeso Child abuseo Honor killingso Wife/partner abuse: male violence against females More common where men control wealth/propertyand women are dependent on them18. Change in Descent- Role of European colonialismo Decline of matrilineal descent worldwide- Among the Minangkabau, of Indonesia, the decline of matrilineal descent linked to three thingso Dutch colonialism promoted male household headshipo Islamic teachings promote men as household heads and women as “wives”o Indonesian state policy favors male household headship19. Change in Marriage- New forms of courtship due to new forms of technology - Age at first marriage rising- Marriage “crisis”- Wedding styleo Globalization of the “Western wedding”o Some counter trends toward ethnic or traditional styleso Wedding style syncretism20. Changing Households- Globalization of nuclear households- Effects of international migration- Growing homelessness- Intergenerational households and “boomerang kids” in the U.S.II. Thorp Wrap UpA. Main Argument1. What is Thorp’s main argument? Does she effectively support it?2. Thorp’s framework for judging the “goodness” of a study- Catalytic validity- Triangulation- Reflexivity- Aesthetic merit- Understanding- Representationo Crisiso Who represents? Who is represented?- Reflexivityo Ethnography as a social interactiono Power and Positionality of the researcher- Relevanceo The “So What?” Questiono Where does the data end


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