ANTH 1150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ascribed Status, Maisin Language, Achieved Status
7 Apr 2015
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Exogamy: marriage outside a specific social group of which a person is a member. Endogamy: rule of marriage that requires a person to marry within a given social group (ex: clans or classes) of which he or she is a member. Nayar: exception to universality of marriage rule, from south india, matrilineal and horticultural, families: property owning, men fight, water, granary, temple, senior women, marriage has 3 exchange: No support from father (his main responsibilities are his sisters children) Monogamy: marriage of one man to one woman. Polygyny: the marriage of a man to 2 or more women simultaneously. Polyandry: the marriage of a woman to 2 or more men simultaneously. Religion: system of practiced and ritual beliefs, often very spiritual. Animism: belief in dual existence for all things- physical visible body, and spirit. Ritual: time of attention to symbolism, practicing religious beliefs, repetitive. If rituals are practiced in an acceptable manner they will create positive results.
