ANTH 210 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Edvard Westermarck, Peyote, Copyright Collective

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 210
• Professor: Gursky Sharon

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Lineages: set of kin whose members trace descent from a common ancestor through known links. Often take the name of the common ancestor. Clans: set of kin whose members claim descent from a common ancestor links back to that ancestor are not specified. Moieties: whole society divided into two unilineal descent groups. Larger societies have phratries or clans: marriage. Gift exchange: involves the exchange of gifts about equal value by the two kin groups to be linked in marriage (occurs in 11% of economic transactions related to marriage) Andaman islanders: as soon as a boy and girl indicate their intentions to marry, their parents stop communicating and start sending gifts of food and other things via a third party; this continues until the two are married. Dowry: usuall(cid:455) a su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tial tra(cid:374)sfer of goods or (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455) fro(cid:373) the (cid:271)ride"s fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) to the (cid:271)ride (cid:894)o(cid:272)(cid:272)urs i(cid:374) 8% of e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) tra(cid:374)sa(cid:272)tions for marriage)