ANTH 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-12: Gender Role, Cultural Anthropology, Humorism
17 Dec 2020
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Through the lens of cultural anthropology chapter 8-12 summaries. Chapter 7: marriage and family (week 4) summary. As you read this chapter, the institution of marriage and family structure a great deal of social life in human societies. Many different marriage patterns and family types can contribute to stable societies, including those built on monogamy, polygamy, and same-sex partnerships. Throughout most of human existence, people have lived in extended family groups for the many benefits this structure provides. With the increase in industrial societies, nuclear families became the norm, due to the need to move for work and changing family expectation. Because marriage is considered to be a joining of two families in most societies, rules exist to regulate marriage practices, compensation, and the responsibilities of descent. Although marriage among people in modern western societies tends to be self-initiated, many societies in the world still practice arranged marriage.
