ANTH 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Dowry Death, Bride Price, Matrilocal Residence
20 Mar 2016
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Anthropology chapter 11 - marriage, family & gender: human life is group life. Relationships are organized in many different ways. Forms of relatedness are always embedded in & shaped by politics, economics & world-views: marriage: a social process that creates socially & legally recognized partnerships in society. Creates relationships between the kin of partners. Regulates sex between marriage partners: sanctioned by society. Divides labour: families of procreation: the family unit created by marriage & children (i. e. spouses/partners & children) Each member has a role based on their position: household: a domestic unit of residence in which members contribute to child rearing, inheritance & the production & consumption of goods. Members don"t have to physically live under the same roof, yet they still contribute to the needs of the whole family: nuclear family: a family unit consisting of two generations (most often parents & their children) Allows easier mobility because the # of members is smaller.
