ANTH 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Eric Wolf, Trobriand Islands, Nuclear Family
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Bridewealth: the transfer of certain symbolically important goods from the family of the groom to the family of the bride, representing compensation to the wife"s lineage for the loss of her labour and for child-bearing. Some cultures use creative marriage forms to develop specific social relationships. Near of east africa woman could marry another woman and become the father" of the wife"s children. Endogamy: marriage within a defined social group exogamy: marriage outside a defined social group. Mary two-axe early: mohawk activist was a catalyst for the establishment of bill c-31, which led to the reinstatement of treaty status for first nations women married to non-native men. Dowry: transfer of wealth from parents to their child (usually daughter) at the time of the child"s marriage. Leigh minturn has examined dowry practices among the khalapur rajputs of northern india. Non-conjugal family: a woman and her children the husband/father may occasionally be present or completely absent.
