ANTH100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Nuclear Family, Matrilocal Residence, Patrilocal Residence

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH100
• Professor: Robert Park

Document Summary

There are a lot of differences between marriage ceremonies across cultures. Marriage in north america is different from other types of culture. Our range of potential marriage partners is unusual. Most societies outside the west do not marry for this reason. Not restricted to a class, race, ect. Not allowed to marry family (related by blood or adoption) Cant marry somebody who is dead (you can in chinese culture) We value marriage as an established bond between the spouses. Need to marry outside a culturally de ned group. North america - need to marry outside of your immediate relationships (incest) Cannot marry outside of a group from which you are a member. Parents chose the marriage partners for their children. Pre-colonial - dominant mode of selecting a spouse in most societies in asia, africa and the. Western europe used to have arrange marriages in order to preserve nobility. Marriage is the establishment of a bond between two kinship groups.