ANT 176 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Kin Kin, Two-Spirit, Khanith
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Blood relations linked through descent such as ego, ego"s mother, ego"s grandmother and ego"s daughter. Kin descended from a common ancestor but not in a direct ascendant or descendent line such as siblings and cousins. A principle of classifying kin under which different kinship terms are used for the mothers side of the family and the fathers side of the family. The childre(cid:374) of the pare(cid:374)ts" sa(cid:373)e-sex siblings (mothers sisters, fathers brothers) The children of a parents siblings of the opposite sex (mothers brothers, fathers sisters) The pattern of close ties and frequent visits by immigrants to their home countries. Immigrants who maintain close relations with their home countries. The biological difference between male and female. A cultural construction that makes biological and physical differences between male and female into socially meaningful categories. The idea that gender characteristics are the result of historical, economic, and political forces acting within each culture.
