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Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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why are words to describe family members important (mother, cousin)?

A

they indicate rights and responsibilities associated with particular family members

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what is kinship?

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culturally recognized ties between family members by blood, marriage, and “chosen kin”

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what kind of relationships does kinship include?

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consanguineal, affinal, and “chosen kin”

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what are consanguineal relationships?

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blood connections

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5
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what are affinal relationships?

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those created through marriage

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6
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what are chosen kin?

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no formal blood/marriage ties but consider each other as family

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7
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what is a kinship system?

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pattern of culturally recognized relationships between family members

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8
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what is a patrilineal descent?

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a kinship group created through the paternal line (fathers and their children)

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what is a matrilineal descent?

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a kinship group created through the maternal line (mothers and their children)

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what is a unilineal descent?

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families are defined by descent from only the father’s/mother’s side of the family

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what is a bilateral descent?

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families are defined by descent from both the mother’s and father’s sides of the family

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what are descent groups?

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relationships providing members with a sense of identity and social support based on ties of shared ancestry

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13
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what are kinship diagrams?

A

visualize descent groups and kinship

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14
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what is lineage?

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descent from a common ancestor

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15
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what does matriarchal mean?

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a society where women have the authority to make decisions

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16
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does descent mean power?

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no

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in matrilineal lineages, who may women be subject more to regarding power?

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their brothers and uncles through their mother’s side

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18
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what is kinship terminology?

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terms used in a language to describe relatives

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19
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what is the Hawaiian system of kinship terminology?

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  • siblings and first cousins call each other brother and sister
  • all one’s father’s brother’s would also be called father
  • all one’s mother’s sister’s would also be called mother
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20
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what is a clan?

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a group of people who have a general notion of common descent that’s not attached to a specific ancestor

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21
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what is serial monogamy?

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marriage to a succession of spouses, one at a time

22
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what are nuclear/conjugal families?

A

parents along with their minor/dependent children (two generations)

23
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what are non-conjugal families?

A

single-parent families

24
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what are extended families?

A

a family of at least three gens sharing a household

25
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what are stem families?

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a version of an extended family including an older couple and one of their adult children with a spouse and children

26
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what are joint families?

A

a very large extended family that includes multiple gens

27
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what are polygamous families?

A

plural marriages where there are multiple wives/husbands

28
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what are step/blended families?

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families that develop when adults who have been widowed/divorced marry again and bring children from previous partnerships together`

29
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what is polygyny?

A

one husband, multiple wives who are usually sisters

30
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what is polyandry?

A

one wife, multiple husbands

31
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what is endogamy?

A

marriage within a cultural group

32
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what is exogamy?

A

marriage outside a cultural group

33
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what is a patrilateral cousin marriage?

A

marrying a male/female cousin on your father’s side

34
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what are some reasons why a marriage may be arranged?

A

families have something in common, financial reasons, to match people with others from the correct social, economic, or religious group, etc.

35
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what is sororal polygyny?

A

marriage of one man to several sisters

36
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what is fraternal polyandry?

A

marriage of one woman to a group of husbands

37
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what is a dowry?

A

payments made to the groom’s family before marriage

38
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what is bride wealth?

A

payments made to the bride’s family before marriage

39
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what is a family?

A

the smallest group of individuals who see themselves as connected to each other

40
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what are households/domestic groups?

A

family members who reside together or who share resources and activities pertaining to domestic life

41
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what can a dowry represent?

A

higher status of the groom’s family and its ability to demand payment for taking on the economic responsibility of a wife

42
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in what type of society was dowry most common in?

A

agricultural societies

43
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in agricultural societies, what was the most valuable commodity for dowries?

A

land

44
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in what type of societies are bridewealths common in?

A

pastoralist societies

45
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what are families of orientation?

A

families in which someone was raised

46
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what is a family of procreation?

A

a new household formed for the purpose of conceiving and raising children

47
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what is a neolocal residence?

A

a new location

48
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what is a patrilocal residence?

A

a couple resides with the husband’s father’s family after marriage

49
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what is an avunculocal residence?

A

a couple resides with the wife’s mother’s brother

50
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what type of societies are avunculocal residences most common in?

A

matrilineal societies

51
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what is a matrilocal residence?

A

after marriage, couple resides with wife’s mother’s family

52
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what is the best-known inheritance pattern?

A

by the oldest male

ANTH 1220 (11 decks)

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