ANTHRO 3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Late Capitalism, Post-Keynesian Economics, Cultural Hegemony
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Kinship: consanguinity and af nity consanguinity ties by blood or descent, af nity created by marriage. Kin relations important to determine our place in a network of rights and obligations because they shape how we socialize into our culture. Based on factors as economic and political organization as well. Marriage: marriage establishes an economic partnership, de nes social identity of offspring, and establishes an alliance between kin groups. Organization of descent and inheritance: social status/property passed down. Bilateral descent claims relationship a broad network of kin and promotes exibility in societies for social/geographic mobility. Unilineal descent a kin group with boundaries, advantageous in societies where property is held in common by an extended family. Kinship also establishes where someone may live, who they live with, and rights and responsibilities. Family disruption theory: (bronislaw malinowski) incest taboos contribute to the harmony of the family by reducing sexual competition among family members.
