ANTH 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trobriand Islands, Nuclear Family
13 Apr 2017
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Fictive kin: those you call a brother, sister, aunt etc. when they"re not, also includes god parents, ex. Composition and development of a ju/ hoansi camp: most ju/ hoansi camps are organized around brother/sister/ pairs who claim ownership of a water hole, brother and sister are joined at the camp by their spouses and relatives of their spouses. The nuclear family is the main economic unit: bridegrooms join the camp of the brides" parents for bride service, camp composition changes as a result of changing social relations. Composition of a trobriand islands dala and household: each data or matrilineage had its origin in a brother/sister pair who claim a plot of land, dala marriage is traced in the female line and individuals must marry . Composition and development of a rural chinese family: The traditional chinese family exists in time as well as in space. An ideal family would be similar to that of the lim household in taiwan.
