ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Inequality, Emic And Etic, Origins Game Fair
28 Feb 2017
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Strong opening hook (should or shouldn"t researchers have complete freedom from rules) Do more than one case study, do less than 4. Referencing: focus on the five case studies, think critically about them. Marriage is a universal amongst all cultures. Hedican: marriage normalizes roles in the family (gender divisions of labour) Assumed to be more or less permanent. Ghost marriage: wife marries ghost of husband. Hedican: biology is beside the point, the point is social roles. Types of marriage: monogamy (mono: one, gamy: marriage) One marriage between two spouses (nothing about sex or gender) Demographic balance: polygamy (poly: many, gamy: marriage) One man marrying more than one woman. Speeds population growth (horticultural and agricultural societies) One woman marrying more than one man. Women are dying (during birthing, babies are killed when they are women) Households are headed by women with the support of their sons and daughters. Life stage rituals (women: tali- tying- young boy and girl, 10-12 years old.
