CLASS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Kinship Terminology, Social Conflict

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Classics
• Course: CLASS102
• Professor: Tanya Henderson

Document Summary

Kinship terminology refers to kin terms used to describe biological and/or social relatedness. Kindred reciprocate labour for labour to help grow crops. Marriages for women are arranged by male kin to form alliances with other groups (sister exchange). Authority - the ability to take action through an ascribed or achieved status. Influence: the ability to achieve a desired end by exerting social or moral pressure. To make decisions on behalf of the people. They are reinforced by the machinery of society.