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Kinship, Economics, Political science and linguistics
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
10/26/2010

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Nuclear family
Definition
Impermanent, Common in industrial societies, two types; orientation and procreation; neolocality
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Family of orientation
Definition
birth family
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Family of procreation
Definition
kids, husband/wife
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neolocality
Definition
moving to set up your own household.
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Extended Family
Definition
expanded, or collateral; more people than nuclear
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Collateral Family
Definition
Siblings and their families
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Expanded
Definition
3 or more generations
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Kinship symbols
Definition
traingle= male; circle=female; box with ego written inside= yourself; line down shows descent; equal sign=married, equal sign crossed out= divorced; x through either male or female sign= death
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Patrilineal
Definition
descent traced through male line, most common, less divorce, inforces male dominance
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Matrilineal
Definition
Descent traced through female lines, less common, higher divorce rates,gave women authority
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Unilineal
Definition
either patrilineal or matrilineal
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Bilateral Descent
Definition
a system of family lineage in which the relatives on the mother's side and father's side are equally important for emotional ties or for transfer of property or wealth. It is a family arrangement where descent and inheritance are passed equally through both parents.
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Lineages V. Descent
Definition
Lineages
Descend form a (human) apical ancestor, Lineage used to demonstrate descent
Clans
Can have an animal or other non-human figures as the apical ancestor, Use stipulated descent
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Types of marriage
Definition
Endogamy, Exogamy, Incest Taboo,Monogamy, Polygamy
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Endogamy
Definition
Marrying within the group
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Exogamy
Definition
Marrying outside the group
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Incest Taboo
Definition
Incest is a taboo in almost every culture around the world
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Monogamy
Definition
One spouse, U.S> serial monogamy
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Polygamy
Definition
Multiple spouses; Polygamy-male w/ multiple wives, Polandry- feamle w/ multiple husbands
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Agriculture
Definition
Supports larger more sedentary community; Requires more intensive labor; Use of domesticated animals; Changes the landscape; focuses on fewer staple crops.
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Fictive kinship
Definition
- is the practice of giving a non-relative a kinship title and treating them as if they were a relative
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Consanguinal kin
Definition
related through descent
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Affinal kin
Definition
Related through marraige
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Foraging
Definition
Smaller family groups, hunting and gathering
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Pastoralism
Definition
Herders of domestic animals; Live in symbiosis with the herd;nomadism-constantly moving or transhumance-makes a large circle with the herd around the settlement.
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Horticulture
Definition
based around plants. cultivated and prepared land for many different crops.
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Market principle
Definition
Seen in U.S. and many other agricultural communities. Everyone sells what they have to buy what they need.
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Redistribution
Definition
The government takes portion of earnings and redistributes the among the people.
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Reciprocity
Definition
3 types-generalized, balanced, negative; trading and gift giving
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Generalized reciprocity
Definition
Given with no expectantion of imediate return. ie parent providing kid with food water and shelter and girts.
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Balanced Reciprocity
Definition
Returning gift within specified amount of tie. too soon or late seen as rude.
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Negative Reciprocity
Definition
Trying to get something out of giving a gift; ie blackmail
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Types of political systems
Definition
Bands; Tribes, Chiefdoms; States
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Bands
Definition
Least complex and least perminent, oldest, foragers, Egalitarian-no leader
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Tribes
Definition
Slightly larger than bands, still small, more sedentary, related through descent,Leadership tied to charisma.
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Cheifdoms
Definition
perminent territory; believe they are realted through descent; very few still exist
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States
Definition
Large, not all related, social stratification very important, non-kinship relationships increasingly important
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unique nature of huan language v. animal comunication
Definition
Anials ay be taught to understand our language and symbols but do not have biological ability to create words as we do. They can comunicate in other ways though
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Language and worldview
Definition
Universal grammar, Lexicon(vocab), Ethnoscience, Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
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Lexicon
Definition
Vocabulary can change within the sae language to better fit a comunity.ie inuit have multiple words for snow
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ethnoscience
Definition
using the people’s language to understand their way of thinking
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Sapire-Whorf hypothesis
Definition
language limits understanding
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Phones and phonemes
Definition
Phone- smallest unit of speach ie letter; Phonemes- Smallest distinct sound within a language
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Morphemes
Definition
Smallest eaningful unit of a language ie word; free- can stand alone; bound- cannot stand alone ie prefixes and suffixes
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Minimal Sets
Definition
words with different meanings that differ in one sound
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Rapport v. Report
Definition
Rapport-female, story telling, detailed
Report-ale, to the point, leave out sall things
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BEV(Black english vernacluar)
Definition
considered language. Recognized in schools.Some continuity with W. African languages
Many similarities to Southern dialects, Also has similarities with features of Old English
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Pidgins v. Creoles
Definition
Pidgins still one language just different accent or slang . Creole has become separate language
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