Anthroplogy Test 2 Flashcards
Is a union between two people based on romantic love, involved with rights to:
Sex
Joint residence
Child bearing
Marriage
Union between two or more people. Rights are not limited to but are obligated.
Haviland marriage
Kin by blood
Genetic relative
Consanguines
Kin by marriage
Affines
Kin by adoption
Fictive kin
Exist in all societies for at least parent and offspring
Incest taboo
Why does incest exist?
Biological
- Inbreeding avoidance
2. Spreading genetic diversity between human populations
Why does incest exist?
Psychological
Preserve psychological well being of offspring
Why does invest exist?
Anthropological
“Marrying out” to avoid being “killed out” by other human groups
Rules which specify marriage must be outside a defined kin or non-kin association or group
Exogamy
Rules which specify marriage within a particular kin group or on-kin association.
Religion
Kinship
Class
Endogamy
Clan and village
Exogamy creates cross cutting ties between different clans and villages
Trobriand islands
Defers warfare, creates alliances and promotes trade
Mate exchange
Common practice and ideal in Europe, US, Latin America
Permanent monogamy
Where man or woman engage in a series of a single partner marriages over them lifetime
Serial monogamy
Any type of multiple partner marriage
Polygamy
One male, multiple females
Polygyny
One woman several husbands
Polyandry