ANTHRCUL 101 1st Edition Lecture 25Outline of Last LectureI. Grown in DetroitII. Surveillance and the StateIII. Culture and TimeIV. Cultural Features of TimeV. Cultural Confrontations Over TimeOutline of Current LectureI. Kinship and the Organization of “Personhood”II. MarriageIII. Kinship is Relative(s)…IV. Kinship TermsV. Kinship and Descent GroupsVI. Residence and Family ExpectationsVII. Structuring Force of MarriageVIII. Marriage as Exchange: Material and SymbolicIX. Forms of Plural Marriage (Polygamy)X. Kinship ChartsCurrent Lecture3/27: Kinship and MarriageI. Kinship and the Organization of “Personhood”a. Defines Obligationsb. Sense of Belongingc. Structures relationships (with siblings, extended family members, etc.)d. Defines who you can and cannot marryII. Marriagea. Kinship is an exchange systemb. Dramatic variation in marriage cross-culturallyc. Regulates social links between sexuality/procreationd. Serves to socially legitimate children in the social worlde. Builds alliances, establishes connections (often economic) among affinesf. Plays an important role in regulating descent the transmission of inheritance III. Kinship is Relative(s)…These 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.a. Any one element is defined at a given moment “in relation” to another element, according to culturally agreed upon rules. b. At a different moment, that element will be differently defined (son - father - uncle - nephew - cousin), each has a different set of roles, expectations, etc. and they are happening at the same time c. Kinship is flexible, dynamic, changingd. Kinship is action oriented- It is something we have, but also something we doIV. Kinship Termsa. Nuclear Family: parents and their childrenb. Family of Orientation: Family in which one is born and grows upc. Family of Procreation: Family formed when one marries and has childrenV. Kinship and Descent Groupsa. Unilineal Descent Typesi. Matrilineal: Lifetime membership in mother’s group. Children of the group’s men are excluded (ex: Trobrianders of Kula fame)ii. Patrilineal: Lifetime membership in father’s group. Children of the group’s women are excludedb. Lineages: Apical ancestor with demonstrated descent (have to be able to show that you are related to somebody and therefore belong in the group)c. Clans: Apical ancestor with stipulated descent VI. Residence and Family Expectationsa. Neolocality: live with nuclear familiesb. Matrilocality: live with mother/wife’s familyc. Patrilocality: live with husband/father’s familyd. Extended family households: Three or more generationsVII. Structuring Force of Marriagea. Exogamy: Rule or custom of seeking a mate outside of one’s group, reinforced through incest taboos.b. Endogamy: Rule or custom of marrying within a group to which one belongs. Caste System as example.VIII. Marriage as Exchange: Material and Symbolica. Bridewealth/ Progeny Price: Customary gift from husband and his kin to the wifeand her kin (such as Lobola in Mozambique)i. Compensates for wife’s family’s loss of their daughter, solidifies the membership of their daughter’s children in the husband’s descent group. 1. Larger Gift = More Enduring Marriageb. Dowry: Marital exchange in which bride’s family or kin provides gifts when their daughter marriesi. Perceives women as burdens taken on by the husband’s familyIX. Forms of Plural Marriage (Polygamy)a. Polygyny: Men having more than one wife b. Polyandry: Women having more than one husbandc. Serial Monogamy: Multiple spouses is accepted, but not more than one at the same time. i. Ex: North America, EuropeX. Kinship
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