ANTH 212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Kwashiorkor, Nuclear Family, Group Marriage
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Land is shared equally among all the women, who expect the husband to help with its cultivation when he visits them. Senior wives usually have special prestige: tonga of polynesia. Gra(cid:374)t first (cid:449)ife the status of (cid:862)(cid:272)hief (cid:449)ife(cid:863) Has right to be consulted before the small wives and her husband is expected to sleep under her roof before and after a journey. Her house is to the right of her hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d"s and is called the house of the father. Other (cid:449)i(cid:448)es" houses are to the left (cid:862)s(cid:373)all (cid:449)i(cid:448)es(cid:863) Makes up for first wife being physically less attractive. Kil(cid:271)rides": i(cid:374) ke(cid:374)(cid:455)a, fe(cid:373)ales a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ales (cid:373)arried agreed that pol(cid:455)g(cid:455)(cid:374)(cid:455) has economic and political advantages. Economic: because they tend to be large, polygamous families have plenty of farm labor and extra food that can be marketed. Political: influential in their communities and are like to produce individuals who become government officials.
