Ch. 7 cont. Flashcards
descent group
social unit whose members claim common ancestry; determined at birth and is life long
exogamous
members seek their mates from other descent groups
unilineal
the descent rule uses one line only, either the male or female line.
patrilineal descent
people automatically have lifetime membership in their father’s group
matrilineal descent
people join the mother’s group automatically at birth and stay members throughout life.
lineage
uses demonstrated descent. members recite the names of their fore bears from the apical ancestor through the present
clans
use stipulated descent; clan members say they descend from the apical ancestor
patrilocality
rule that when married, they move to the husband’s community, children grow up in the father’s village
matrilocality
married couples live in the wife’s community, children grow up in the mother’s village
marriage
no definition of it will fit all societies
exogamy
practice of seeking mate outside one’s own group
incest
sexual relations with relatives; all cultures are against it
among the _______, “Incest, far from being _______, is widely practiced”
Yanomami; feared
endogamy
dictate mating or marriage within a group one belongs
caste
stratified groups in which memberships are ascribed at birth and are lifelong
