ANTH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kinship Terminology, Patrilineality, Kinship
14 Feb 2018
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A relationship defined by connection to ancestors through a culturally recognized sequence of parents (e. g. matrilineal descent or patrilineal descent). A kin group whose membership is based on a rule of descent and recognize themselves to be descended from a common ancestor. A system of linguistic categories for labeling kinds of relatives. A category comprising a person"s relatives, within a certain range, of both sides of the family. The kindred is always reckoned in relation to ego. In all cultures, kinship links reproduction, ideology and to a lesser extent, modes of production. Depending on the society we are considering, kinship affects personal links, marriage options, and status. Kinship organizes people into meaningful and integrated social groups; It regulates the reproduction of individuals through marriages and births; It carries a web of rights and obligations all the way into old age.
