SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Patrilineality, Endogamy, Social Psychology
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Family: give us our sense of belonging, give us our sense of identity, gives us our values, morals. Regulation of sexual activities: monogomy and family first. Social placement: we know where we come from and where we belong, (cid:862)this is what we do as a family(cid:863, good and bad qualities. Material & emotional security: money help. Why are we getting married: social security, norms, love, financial security, prove the intensity of the relationship, commitment + validation, #1 reason: romantic love !!!!!!!! Who do we marry: similar career, similar financial background, similar values, similar hobbies/interests, make you laugh, attracted, lol marry yourself. Socialization: what is it like to fail. Social placement: going to university was a given, can be limited. Marriage between people of the same social category: exogamy: Marriage between people of different social categories: patrilineal descent. A syste(cid:373) of traci(cid:374)g desce(cid:374)t through the father"s side of the fa(cid:373)ily: bilateral descent. Descent is traced through both sides of the family.
