ANTH 1000 - Ch. 20 Flashcards
marriage
a culturally sanctioned union between two or more people that establishes certain rights and obligations between the people, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. Such marriage rights and obligations most often include, but are not limited to: sex, labor, property, childrearing, exchange, and status
consanguineal kin
Biologically related nrelatives, commonly referred to as blood relatives
affinal kin
people related through marriage; the in-laws
incest taboo
the prohibition of sexual relations between specified individuals, usually parent and child and sibling relations at a minimum
endogamy
marriage within a particular group or category of individuals
exogamy
marriage outside the group
monogamy
marriage in which both partners have just one spouse
serial monogamy
a marriage form in which a man or a woman marries or lives with a series of partners in succession
polygamy
one individual having multiple spouses at the same time; from the Greek words POLY (“many”) and GAMOS (“marriage”)
polygyny
marriage of a man to two or more women at the same time; a form of polygamy
polyandry
marriage of a woman to two or more men at one time; a form of polygamy
group marriage
marriage in which several men and women have sexual access to one another; also called co-marriage
fictive marriage
marriage by proxy to the symbols of someone not physically present to establish the social status of a spouse and heirs
parallel cousin
child of a father’s brother or a mother’s sister
cross cousin
child of a mother’s brother or a father’s sister
bridewealth
money or valuable goods paid by the groom or his family to the bride’s family upon marriage; also called bride-price
bride service
a designated period of time when the groom works for the bride’s family
dowry
payment of a woman’s inheritance at the time of her marriage, either to her or her husband
family
two or more people related by blood, marriage or adoption. The family may take many forms, ranging from a single parent with one or more children, to a marries couple or polygamous spouses with or without offspring, to several generations of parents and their children
household
the basic residential unit where economic production, consumption, inheritance, childrearing and shelter are organized and carried out
conjugal family
a family established through family
consanguineal family
a family of “blood relatives” consisting of related women, their brothers, and the women’s offspring
nuclear family
a group consisting of one or two parents and dependent offspring, which may include a steppartent, stepsiblings, and adopted children. Until recently this term referred only to the father, mother, and child(ren) unit
extended family
two or more closely related nuclear families clustered together in a large domestic group
