Modern LoveModern LoveLove & MarriageMarriage PatternsIncest TabooCross- Cousin Marriage: Example for Matrilineal SocietiesMarriage & EconomyANTY 101D 1st Edition Lecture 27 Modern Love Modern Love -Ideas about women, men & passion • men can have lots of partners and be praised for it where the opposite is true for women• Women’s natural modesty? Men’s natural ardor?• Egg v. Sperm-takes both for a woman to become pregnant -egg: passive, only one of them-sperm: active moving around looking to fertilize • Primates and Evolutionary Psychology -misrepresent what is going on in nature to justify immoral actions -monogamy, promiscuity, and harems -True Love by Lauren Slater• Is passion universal?-typically find passion before arraign -Anthropologist: Helen FisherThese 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.• Brain MRIs -Biology of lovesickness • dopamine neurotransmitters • falling in love is like being on drugs • incredibly hyper focused on things that relate to that person• Risk taking• Novelty, stress & attraction -Serotonin & OCD-Biology, Monogamy & Childrearing • Oxytocin -Lasts for about four years Love & Marriage -Marriage: how can we define it?• Anthropological definition-Socially sanctioned union between 2+ people that establishes rights and obligations between those people, children and “in-laws”-What about love and passion?-What are Ju marriages like?Marriage Patterns-Monogamy/Serial Monogamy-• 5% mammals mate monogamously for life • one spouse; most common world-wide • Pimbwe in Tanzania: serial monogamy -women benefit from serial monogamy, women who have offspring with more than one man its not stigmatized. • get all resources from her old marriage helping her first child and her new husband helping with her new child-Polygamy-• marriage to more than one spouse at a time• Polygyny- more than one wife• Polyandry- more than one husband -Nepal; fraternal polyandry Incest Taboo-Taboo: rules against practicing this -Culturally universal -What is considered incest? -Is it based in our biology (instinct)?• not based in our biology to not be attracted to siblings -“Incest” taboo present in all societies but roes cary cross-culturally• Incest okay in ancient monarchies to keep the bloodline pure • Cousin Marriages-matrilineal: sister’s son becomes daughter’s husband • 19 us states allow incestCross- Cousin Marriage: Example for Matrilineal Societies -Matrilineal societies= your cross cousins are you mother’s brother’s offspring (not kin)-Your parallel cousins are you mother’s inters offspring (=kin)-You father’s siblings offspring are NOT kin-Ideally, a man will marry his CROSS COUSIN, Mother’s Brother’s daughter will Links lineages • A woman’s son’s wife is her brother’s daughter (niece= daughter-in-law)• A man provides for his sister’s offspringMarriage & Economy -Gift Exchange and Reciprocity-Bride Service• Ju’hoansi: the marriage is arranged and involves many years of gift exchange between families before they get married. -Bride Price/Bride Wealth• give gifts to the brides kin before marriage -Compensate the family you are taking• Kawelka (patrilineal; patrilocal)• Nuer- brings carter to lineage; status -Dowry: • Parents to daughter at marriage; becomes husband’s property • incentive for marriage and to stay marriedcement
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