ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Consanguinity, Nuclear Family, Single Parent
26 Feb 2018
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What is family: married or common law couple with or without children, single parent with children, nuclear family. The family de ned: the family institution is undergoing fundamental changes, product of particular historical and social circumstances, consanguine family consists of a women, her dependent offspring, and the woman"s brothers. Family types: conjugal family, marriage ties = mother/father/sister/brother in law, husband/wife, consanguinal (sangunie = blood in french, blood tie/share dna ex. grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nuclear family, parents and siblings, polygynous family, polyandrous family. Original study: aka pygmy dads: aka pygmies of central africa rainforests, social unit is the camp. 20-35 individuals: aka dads carry out 47% of infant care duties, evidence of infants proximity to the father and mother leads to positive emotional and social well being. Humans rely on group living for survival: requires participation of adults of both sexes (sexual division of labour, nurturance, economic cooperation.
