ANTHR-130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Monogamy, Betsileo People, Mosuo
24 Aug 2020
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A group of people who consider themselves to be related through a form of kinship. Relationships between people based on descent or marriage. Ideas about the connection people have with each other. Serial monogamy- individuals have more than one spouse, but not at the same time. Plural marriage/polygamy- any marriage with more than two spouses. Polygyny- marriage in which as man has more than one wife. Polyandry- marriage in which a women has more than one husband. Widows make up a large number of the wives. The big wife - first and senior wife. In some areas of tibet, nepal, and india. Love their culture cause that"s how they make money from tourists. Have walking marriage: don"t have to answer to men, just see them at night. Broom means you can walk in? but just not any random guy. Sororate- sister marriage: widow marries sister of his deceased wife. Leverate- brother marriage: widow marries brother of her deceased husband.
