ANTH 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Liv Arnesen, Katie Hnida, Ann Bancroft
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Cross-cousin marriages - beneficial to combine lineage (binds groups and creates alliances: ex: yanamame. Parallel cousins - crates a situation of having multiple males/brothers as allies (tied back together; socio-cultural cohesion: ex: kurds of iraq. Monogamy vs. polygamy: monogamy: marriage between only 2 individuals at a time, polygamy: marriage between 2 or more people at a time. Polygyny - one male and multiple females (most common form; 70% societies around the world allow this) Polyandry - one female and multiple males (particularly brothers; 1% societies around the world allow this) Gender: social role ascribed in society (masculine, feminine) Sexual dimorphism - females and males of a species are different in size and appearance (noticeable differences: but there is also variation, cultureis used to create these physical differences to differentiate. Males: taller, heavier skeleton, larger proportions of body weight muscle, greater upper body strength, larger hearts & lungs, larger anaerobic activity. Females: wider pelvis, larger portion of bw in fat.
