ANT 1520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Exogamy, Sibling Relationship, Barter
5 Aug 2020
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Exogamy corresponds to a rule for the choice of the spouse, where marital relationships between members of the same group or kinship system are prohibited. This rule determines that the spouse must be chosen from a clan that is different from their own, prohibiting marriages between relatives. In today"s society, the rule is specifically defined to prohibit marriages between groups of direct relatives, such as the case of siblings, mother, father; etc. However, in some cultures exogamy is a severe norm that specifies who should be chosen as spouses and marriage to members of the same village, town or tribe is prohibited. In the case of not abiding by the exogamy provision, the punishments range from open disapproval to death. This implies that in order to get a partner, members of a certain tribe or community must leave their environment to go looking for it in another completely different group.
