ANTH 1150 Lecture 8: ANTH1150 chapter8
5 Apr 2018
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The family defined: the family institution is undergoing fundamental changes, product of particular historical and social circumstances, consanguine family consists of a woman, her dependent offspring, and the woman"s brothers. Family types: conjugal family, nuclear family, polygynous family, polyandrous family. The family, in one form or another, is a universal feature of human social organization. Requires the participation of adults of both sexes. Nurturance of children: children dependent on adults; children learn through observation and participation, sexual division of labour, in many societies both males and females handle children, women have been the primary providers of child care. Economic cooperation: economic activities of women generally have complemented those of men, requires a child to have an adult of the same sex to serve as a role model, facilitated by residential groups with both sexes, not all societies have families. Family and household: basic residential unit along with extended relatives, universal, usually has a family as its core.
