ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Kinship, Labour Power, System On A Chip
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Descent groups with restricted membership are usu more than mere groups of relatives providing warmth and a sense of belonging. In many non industrialized soc, lightly organized working units providing security and services. Often play a role in determining who an ind may or many not marry. The lineage: corporate descent group whose membership trace their genealogical links to a common ancestor. Word corporate means acting as a single body . Membership in the group is recognized only if rel to a common ancestor can be traced and proved. Ind may have no legal from lineage or political status except as a lineage member. Citizenship is derived from lineage membership and legal status depends on it, political and rel power is derived from it as well. Corporate lineage endures after deaths of members, its perpetual existence enables it to take corporate actions. Owning property, distributing goods and labour power, status .