ANTH 1150 Lecture 7: Week 7 Marriage
6 May 2016
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We have looked at kinships/decent lines (they won"t be on the final) but, There are so many interpretations of "marriage" (given that marriage is a universal concept). Start with broad similarities: creates socially legitimate children, regulate sexual behaviour (to some degree, allows families to share resources. 1 marriage of 2 spouses (note no implications of gender/sex: polygyny, polyandry. Large families: where women"s labour is expected or valued, social standings, more children/ bigger family faster, a spouse is infertile. Why polyandry: demographic imbalance (shortage of women, limited resources (less sharing is needed, fraternal polyandry (group of brothers marry 1 woman, during wars, men fight and die, tipping the scales of pop. Universality rule: matriliniated, property owning families, horticulture - orchards, gardens, sexual access is separate from child rearing. 3 critical exchanges for girls: tali-tying (just before menstruation, boy and girl are betrothed to be married, temporary union (optional sex, boy+ fam. leave.
