ANTH-110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cousin Marriage, Exogamy, Endogamy
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Marriage a socially approved sexual/economic union between 2/more people which is presumed to be permanent. Cousin marriage diferent societies = diferent cousin marriages. Cross cousins are children of the opposite sex. A person"s cross cousins = fathers sister"s children/mother"s brother"s children. Parallel cousins are children of siblings of the same sex. A person"s parallel cousins = father"s brother"s children/ mother"s sister children. Exogamy biological: only can marry someone outside of kin group no one related. Cultural : marry someone outside of your own village. Endogamy when have to marry with a speciic group(cast-higher/same lvl)can"t marry lower class have to be social status. Join 2 kind groups form social/economic ties = more important than love/romance. Sororate women"s sister dies, goes marry dead sister"s husband. Levirate man"s brother dies, marries his wife. Man has more than one wide, happens when man is wealthy, usually happens when only wealth/resources. More than 1 wife = problem because the jealousy amongst the wives.