family kinship and descent Flashcards
changes in americian kinship
increase divorce, more individualism, fewer marriages, more single parent households, delayed marriage,
economic( inheritance and division of labor)
mutual cooperation of division on labor inheritance of wealth, status, resources
support (symbols of relationship)
blood
Descent
form a group by tracing descent from a common ancestor
patrilineal
through males descents about 50% of worlds societies
matrilineal
through females descent about 25% of worlds societies
bilateral/ ambilienal
both sides men and women descent
lineages and clans
lineage demonstrated descent known specific relationship between members. clans assume common ancestor but cant trace relationship
love and marriage
not usually about love
arranged marriage
marriage plan by families
rights of sexual access
offspring have special status that offspring od unmarried do not, some ecomic rletionship like defining rights in propery and relationship between couple
endogamy (mariage within a group)
ethnic groups, religion, class, race
exogamy (mariage outside a group)
incest taboo
caste and royal incest
brother sister marriage in a few royal families
incest taboos
bological, freud,
