ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nuclear Family, Enculturation
7 Jun 2020
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Family : a married or common law couple with or without children or a lone parent with dependent children. Culture bound : the interpretation of other practices and beliefs from the standpoint of one"s own culture. A culture bound interpretation can be biased and unwilling to accept the validity of alternative phenomena. Consanguine family : a family unit consisting of a woman, her dependent offspring and a women"s brothers. Live in the same household you grow up in. Conjugal family: consist of 2 or more married or common law people, including same sex people with independent children. Polygynous family :family consisting of a man and his multiple wives along with their dependent children. Nuclear family : a married or common law couple and their dependent child. Can"t be used as the standard measuring forms. Not universal or common among human societies.
