ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Bsc Young Boys, Human Sexuality, Enculturation
4 Mar 2016
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Bride service: a designated period after marriage when the groom works for the bride"s family. (p. 168) Bride-price: compensation the groom or his family pays to the bride"s family on marriage. (p. 168) Conjugal bond: the bond between a man and a woman who are married. (p. 155) Consanguineal kin: relatives by birth that is, blood relatives. (p. 155) Cooperation explanation: forcing people outside their familial unit. (p. 159) Dowry: payment of a woman"s inheritance at the time of her marriage, either to her or to her husband. (p. 168) Endogamy: marriage within a particular group or category of individuals. (p. 158) Female circumcision: the removal of all or part of a female"s genitalia for religious, traditional, or socioeconomic reasons. (p. 157) Genetic explanation: inbreeding is forbidden because cultural groups recognize the potential for impaired offspring. (p. 157) Group marriage: marriage in which several men and women have sexual access to one another. (p.
