AN101 Lecture : Chapter 10.doc
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Chapter 10: kinship studies in anthropology 19/10/2011 17:26:00. In western cultures: we tend to recognize descent by consanguinity i. e. by blood relationships: mother, father, grandparents, grandchild, we can also recognize as descent a relationship based on nurturance through adoption. Marriage: affinity: an affine is a relative by marriage not a real blood connection, the kinship relationships with the in-laws are called affinal relationships. Maternal aunt), paternal = related to father (ex. It is really important to specify the subject: ego: kinship terminology is relational, i. e. it depends on the position of the subject. The principal that a descent group is formed by people who believe they are related to each other by links made through a father or mother only (textbook, p. 237). Patrilineal descent, you are considered consanguine to the people only on the paternal side. Lineages: the consanguine members, or blood relatives, of descent groups who believe they can trace their descent from known ancestors.
