ANTH 1150 Study Guide - Oscar Lewis, Missionary Position, Class Conflict
1 Nov 2012
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Marriage and domestic organization (h&j ch 8, s&m ch 19) Matrifocal household domestic group comprising one or more adult women and their children, but husbands/fathers are not permanent residents. Monogamy one spouse at a time. Polygamy marriage to more than one spouse at a time: polygyny several wives share a husband, polyandry several husbands share a wife. Bride service groom moves in with brides family and works for them in exchange for bride s rights. Bridewealth transfer of valued goods to family of groom to family of bride when a couple marries. Dowry transfer of goods/money from bride s family to groom s. Sororate a man marries his deceased wife s sister. Leverite a woman marries her deceased husband s brother. Exogamy forbids an indiv from taking a spouse from within the local group of which they are members. Endogamy requires a person to marry within their own group. General notes: western standard conventional family = nuclear family.
