AN100 Lecture 9: An100 lecture 9
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Conception beliefs: trobrianders - deny male role in conception, but value fatherhood (matrilineal); so do the. In india, as bride"s inheritance, her contributions to groom or his family: bridewealth from groom"s family to bride"s family (trobriands, african countries, payment for her reproductive potential, labour, sexual access, groom service (dobe hoansi) Polyamory (canada, usa & others: multiple informal partnerships of single or married couples, not legal in canada, consensual, equal partnerships, same sex or heterosexual swinging . Sororate = man marries deceased wife"s sister: continues the line (via children & care work) Levirate = man marries deceased brother"s wife: nuer of south sudan, nandi of kenya, india. Ghost marriage = male relative or brother takes a wife in the name of a dead male relative or brother: pater - children belong to the ghost and his wife, genitor - can have own wife.
