ANTH 1150 Lecture 11: Lecture Eleven
7 Mar 2017
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Creates stable family groups including those who aren"t related by blood. Ghost marriages sudan prominent man dies without children, brother of dead husband steps in for deceased man and the children they produce will inherit the property of the dead husband. Defining marriage : universal adaptive strives to solve specific problems like how to assign labor in the households and/or caring for children, wide variation, socially approved, sexual union, assumed to be permanent serious relationship. Functions: alliance building on economic or political lines: not in all cases, governs sexual access between adults, parental responsibility for children over the long term. Summary: hedican biology doesn"t matter; social roles are the ones that count. Demographic (more women than men) imbalance (more men than women) Small households that are mobile, flexible, etc. Balanced demographics women for every 5 men) Economic advantages (value of women"s labour, labour of children) Social standing (are able to raise a large family)
