ANT100Y1 Lecture : ANT100 MARCH 22.docx

• School: UTSG
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT100Y1
• Professor: Boddy

Document Summary

Distinguishes lineal from collateral kin in the parental generation. Cognatic bith sides with ambilineal descent ambilineal affilation is determined in each generation often marriage then typically closed example precolonial hawaii. Choice depends on parents rank availability of land. Matrilineal societies: in horticulture agriculture (more in past ancient nubia), some herders, some complex foragers, sedentary villages who forage for wild food. More widespread than matrilineal today coreeleated imperfectly with strong male role in defense ambilineal. Hort, agrci, complex foragers, example pacific islands hawaii, samoa correlated imperfectly with restricted environments and competition for resources competition resources. Optional affiliation (often with patrilineal tendency) faciliaties periodic redesitribution of people and productive resources take 2 cognatic both sides with ambiineal descent affilation through any combination. Hawaiian kin terms:generational ego is person u are here in geneaology. Brother and sister same terms as for egos cousins on wither side of family cousins are siblings.