ANTH 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hermaphrodite, Exogamy, Dowry
23 Dec 2020
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Forge wider alliances : marry out or die out . App that tells you if you are related to someone you are about to hook up with. Marry outside of group (marrying between different families) Definitions of legitimate relatinships are a powerful reflection of society"s values. Ghost marriage (father who passed away, being reaised by step father) Marriage rules arise to serve the needs of the society. Gifts from husbnd"s family to wife"s family. Gifts from wife"s family to husband"s family. Acknowledges bride as added burden to groom"s group (women having less of a status as men) Sex is biological; gender is social and cultural. Qualities that are culturally constructed, define, and elaborated. Women had major economic role, food production. One child per family because of the large human population. Legal consequences if that policy is abused. Us children receive surgey then are placed into either of the categories (male, female) Raised to the gender role they have decided.
