ANT 176 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Bride Price, Nuclear Family, Dowry

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The custom whereby a man marries the widow of a deceased brother. The custom whereby when a man"s wife dies her sister is given to him as a wife. A rule that permits a person to be married to only one spouse at a time. A rule allowing more than one spouse. A rule permitting a man to have more than one wife at a time. A rule permitting a woman to have more than one husband at a time. A form of polygyny in which a man marries sisters. A custom whereby a woman marries a man and his brothers. The cultural rule that a man must work for his bride"s family for a variable length of time either before or after the marriage. Goods presented by the grooms kin to the brides kin to legitimize a marriage (formally called bride price) Presentation of goods by the brides kin to the family of the groom or to the couple.

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