ANTH 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Trobriand Islands, Patrilocal Residence, Matrilocal Residence
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Kin terms: mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousins. Cultures of multiple fathers: western model of paternity. early beliefs (bible, roman law) one sperm, one fertilization. Con rmed by science in 1879: multiple paternity. One sexual act is not enough to conceive the infant. fetus is formed through multiple inseminations. Amazonia, at least 13 different ethnic groups. Patrilineal, patrilocal: bedouins of egypt (and north africa, berbers in morocco. Man can inherit rights to garden land or knowledge of magic spells from mother"s brother (and/or father) Matrilineal, matrilocal: miskitu of nicaragua and honduras (atlantic coast of central america) Lineages and clans: descent from same apical ancestor, lineages- demonstrated descent (in which members can trace names, clans- stipulated descent (in which apical ancestor could be a totem) Seeking partners outside own group: endogamy. Seeking partners within one"s group: groups could be lineages, clans, religious groups, racial-ethnic groups, social classes, castes.
