ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Unilineality, Sociocultural Anthropology, Endogamy
21 Oct 2013
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Ethnographic present: use of the present tense to describe a culture, although the description may refer to situations that exist in the past. Bilateral kinship: a system in which individuals trace their descent through both parents. Nuclear family: the family group consisting of father, other, and their biological or adopted children. Matrilineal kinship: a system of descent in which persons are related to their kin through the mother only. Patrilineal kinship: a system of descent in which persons are related to their kin through the father only. Brideservice: the requirement that when a couple marries, the groom must work for the bride"s parents for some specified period of time. Matrilineage: a lineage that is formed by tracing descent in the female line. Incest taboo: a rule that prohibits sexual relations among certain categories of kin, such as brothers/sisters, parents and children, or, in some cases, cousins. Clan: a unilineal descent group whose members claim descent from a common ancestor.
