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nuclear family

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parents and children (1 or 2 generations) living together. formed around a married couple and children

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extended family

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larger group around nuclear family, often living in the same household (joint family)

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matrilocal

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husband joins wife’s family

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patrilocal

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wive joins husband’s family

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clan

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group of relatives that claim to descen from single ancestor (assumed, not known). descended from animal/god

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lineage

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people directly descended from known ancestor

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patrilineal lineage

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members descend from male

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matrilineal lineage

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members descend from female

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affinal kin

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people related by marriage

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consanguineal kin

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people related through blood

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monogamy

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the practice of having one spouse

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polygamy

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practice of having two or more spouses

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polygyny

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man have 2+ wives

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polyandry

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women having 2+ husbands

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exogamy

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marriage partners come from different groups

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endogamy

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marriage partners come from same group

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bride price

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groom’s family gives bride’s family gifts as compensation for her productive and reproductive abilities) (economic exchange) (

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bride service

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groom spends time working for bride’s family

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(old) dowry

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the gift of money/goods from bride’s family to the grooms family to compensate for the loss of their son

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(contemporary dowry)

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a large sum of money/gifts given to a daughter to ensure her well-being in her husband’s family

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two sex model

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male infants->boys&men
female infants->girls&women

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sex

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biological and physiological differences (sex chromosomes, hormones, reproductive structure, external genitalia)

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gender

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the set of social meanings assigned by culture (internal experience of their identity)

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gender roles

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the culturally appropriate roles of individuals in society

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gender identity
one's sense of self as a masculine or feminine person
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gender expression
external expression of gender (clothing, hairstyle, mannerisms, speech patterns)
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essentialism
sex=gender. view that some things/objects have certain qualities which are timeless and unchangeable (can lead to stereotypes. does not recognize difference and change)
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biological determinism
sex determines what you can/can't do
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social constructionism theory
meaning and knowledge are socially created
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outside two sex model
at least 5 sexes (hermaphrodites, male pseudonermaphodites, female pseudonermaphrodites)
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sexuality
refers to attraction (romantic and physical)
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ethnicity
way of classifying people based on common histories and culture
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caste
system of social stratification in Indian society divides people into categories according to Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Valshyas, Shudras, outcaste
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Brahmans
1) priests
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Kshatriyas
2) warriors and rulers
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Vaishyas
3) traders
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Shudras
4) artisans and servants
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outcaste
Harijan, untouchables, street sweepers
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social stratification
systems that categorize peoples
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class
material and culture (inextricably entwined)
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means of production
higher class controls land, capital, labor
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modes of production
everything that goes into production
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marx's theory of class
societies are divided by class
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weberian theory of class
class is people who are in the same class situation (one component of social stratification)
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Veblen
conspicuous consumption. rich lifestyle and life structure. difference of products (and symbolic value)
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problem with sexist essentialism
belief that sex=gender, and life path is determined by sex
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problem with gender essentialism
belief that gender determines expression, and that your culture's gender expression is the only correct one.
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moral selective neglect
culture's moral following is determined by their enviroment
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bourdieu
social capital. economic capital is used to purchase symbolic distinctions, then re-convertible into economic capital
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migration
the movement of people from one place to another
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displacement
forced migration
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push factor
why someone leaves their country
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pull factor
reasons why someone wants to go to a specific country
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hermaphrodites
(herms), one testis, one ovary
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male pseudohermaphrodites
(merms) testis and aspects of female genitalia, no ovaries
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female pseudohermaphrodites
(ferms) have ovaries, aspects of male genitalia, lack of testes
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mixed-status family
at least one undocumented member and one with authorized legal status
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race
grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. NOT biological, socially defined
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racialization
always occurs under a particular set of cultural and historical circumstances
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system racism
racism inforced by a ruling power (laws)
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productive forces
marx. combination of the means of labor and human labor power
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relations of production
social relations that people enter into through their participation in economic life
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agency
having power over your circumstances
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resilience
perseverance shown in adversity
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transnational spaces
amount of space between two countries borders (blurs) (Rio Grande Valley)
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citizenship
status where you are supposed to receive the full opportunities of the county (has full paperwork and is seen as a citizen by the government)
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disclosure
how and when and to who people share their legal status
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precarity
An existence that lacks predictability, unstable, can change at any time
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neoliberalism
calls for the reduction of state influence in the economy
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securitization
increased reliance on detention, border enforcement, and deportation as strategies to control unauthorized mobility
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surveillance
increased monitoring within communities
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social production of labor
taking of the labor of undocumented people who are therefore, vulnerable
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social inequality
ethnoracial prejudices and social limitations that fall onto people that don't fit traditional cultural boxes
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borders and barriers can be
political, geographic, physical, social
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modes of incorporation
integration, subordination, marginalization
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social mobility
1)pathways to status change 2) performance pressure
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biopower
a technology of power used to control populations and large groups of people
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healthcare limitations
patient & provider biases, availability of treatment, expenses (time and financial), health care eligibility, ideas of deservingness,
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morality and ethics
faking symptoms to get treatment for family members, sharing prescriptions, equality within the household
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social class
difficulty to work to change social class due to not having access to healthcare
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stigmatized biology
Coverage is not included in most plans, more stress which then effects health
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public health
risk of spread of disease, ill labor forces, risky behavior
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birth tourism
traveling to another country to give birth so their child obtains birthright citizenship
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anchor babies
child born to non-citizen in a country so the parents can gain citizenship
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chain migration
US citizen and greencard holder can sponsor other family to immigrate
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ANTH 2301: Into to Cultural Anth (4 decks)

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