ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kinship, Levirate Marriage, Dowry
26 Jun 2016
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Key terms pertaining to descent and marriage (not an exhaustive list) Descent: the cultural principle that defines social categories through culturally recognized parent child connections. Kin group: a social group that has a definite membership and whose members belong to that group and only that particular group because of descent from a common ancestor or by marriage. Bilateral descent: descent that establishes group membership through both the mother"s and father"s line. Unilineal descent: descent that establishes group membership either through the mother child links or father-child links. Patrilineal descent: descent traced exclusively through the father-child links to establish group membership. Matrilineal descent: descent traced exclusively through the mother-child links to establish group membership. Lineage: a descent group whose members trace their genealogical links to a common ancestor. Serial monogamy: a marriage form in which a man or a woman marries with a series of partners in succession. Polyandry: a socially recognized marriage between one woman and two or more men.
