ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Trobriand Islands, Incest Taboo, Sexual Intercourse
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Chapter 4: patterns of family relations 2/3/2013 8:34:00 pm. Ethnographic present: use of the present tense to describe a culture, although the description may refer to situations that existed in the past. Kinship is a cultural system, not a set of biological facts. Bilateral kinship: a system in which individuals trace their descent through both parents. Nuclear family: the family group consisting of father, mother, 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 kind through the father only. Bride service: 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.
