M3 L1 Flashcards
Blood relationship
Kinship
[A line of descent traced] continuously from an ancestor
Genealogy
[The origin or background of a person] in terms of family or nationality
Descent
[The bond of blood or marriage] which binds people together in a group
Kinship
This includes socially recognized relationships based on supposed as well as actual genealogical ties
Kinship System
Types of Kinship
- Affinal Kinship
- Consanguineous Kinship
Relationship based upon the marriage of cohabitation between
collaterals
Affinal Kinship
Connections between people that are traced by blood (relatives related by blood)
Consanguineous Kinship
[The system of acknowledged social parentage] whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another
Descent
Refers to the socially recognized links between ancestors and
descendants
Descent
Importance of descent systems
Used as a means for one person to [assert rights, duties, privileges, or status] in relation to another person
Descent systems have a special influence when
Rights to succession, inheritance,
or residence follow kinship lines
What do anthropologists use to illustrate kinship relationships
Kinship Diagrams
This is the person to whom all kinship relationships are referred
Ego (▢)
Symbol of males in a Kinship Diagram
△
Symbol of females in a Kinship Diagram
◯
What gender is Ego
No specific gender
Types of Descent Systems
- Unilineal Descent
- Matrilineal Descent
- Patrilineal Descent
- Bilateral Descent
This traces descent only through a single line of ancestors, male or female
Unilineal Descent