ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gloria Steinem, Patrilineality, Mitochondrion
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Week 9 (nov. 23) gender roles and sexuality. The five sexes: why male and female are not enough. Non-concordance of traits = no racial categories. Mtdna (mitochondria dna) - from mom only (who you related to your mother side) Is not mapped or correlated to particular racial groups. Test - early 20th century use in europe & the u. s. It was claimed that iq tests proved middle & upper class whites were more intelligent than other groups. Polygyny - refers to a man w/more than one wife. Polyandry - refers to a woman w/more than one husband. Polygamy - refers to a person w/more than one spouse. Patrilineal - children carry on father"s lineage-only blood-relatives of father. Matrilineal - children carry on only the mother"s lineage-only blood-relatives of mother. Bilateral - children are related to both parents. Trobriand societys" view of sexuality, courtship(dating) and marriage. Young people usually meet at the yam harvest dances.
