SOC 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bride Price, Network 18, Equal Exchange
1 Nov 2016
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Polyandry- one woman, multiple men polygynandry - multiple women, multiple men: tibetan marriage, the rare occurrence of fraternal polyandry, woman with several husbands who are brothers, the ecology is harsh without much inheritable land. It includes only the male and female children of the groups women. Exogamy: can only marry outside of your group: example: lineages . Endogamy: can only marry inside your group: example: castas. Preferential marriage systems based directly on kin, life cross- cousin. Levirate: when a man is required to marry is dead brothers wife. Sororate: when a woman is required to marry her head sister"s husband: determines exchange of wealth via marriage. Bride price: goods given to brides kin from groom"s kin. Bride service: work given to brides kin by groom. Affiliates an individual with kin of both sexes related to him or her through men only : mother"s side less important, so get less terms.
