ANTH 1003 Study Guide - Gender Role, Exogamy, Polyandry
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Cell phones, sharing, and social status in an african society. No, it is more like food or drinks. Mtn and glo mobile established full service so everyone had cellphones. How is the age of the brothers significant? eldest is dominant authority youngest don"t usually participate in marriage ceremony. How might fraternal polyandry serve a materialistic purpose? keep land resources within family. Unstable because wife is primarily oriented to her own children and their well being other than children of other wives. How might younger brothers benefit from fraternal polyandry? youngest brother can expect to attain the good life , a more secure/higher standard of living; less work. Can they change in a society over time? yes. Does every society/culture have the same incest taboos? no. Marriage is too important to be handled by an inexperienced person (her) If he"s a good man why wouldn"t she like him.
