ISS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: An Unmarried Woman, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands

• School: MSU
• Department: Integrative Studies Social Sci
• Course: ISS 210
• Professor: Monir Moniruzzaman

Document Summary

Composition and development of the american nuclear family. In a traditional american family, the household consists of a male and a female. Composition and development of the ju/wasi camp: most ju/wasi camps are organized around brother-sister pairs who claims ownership of a waterhole. Composition of the trobriand island dala and household: each dala or matrilineage had its origin in a brother-sister pair who claim a plot of land. Composition of the traditional chinese family: the traditional chinese family is traced patrilineal for generation. How is the family formed and maintained: regardless of the size of family units or descent systems, in virtually all societies families require the socially recognized union of a male and female. I(cid:374) the ju/(cid:449)asi (cid:272)ulture, (cid:373)ost (cid:373)arriages are arra(cid:374)ged (cid:271)(cid:455) the (cid:272)ouple"s pare(cid:374)ts, a(cid:374)d the bride to be frequently objects to the chosen spouse or to the prospect of marriage itself.