Marriage and kinship

Question 1

Purpose of marriage in collective vs. individualistic societies

Answer 1

Collectivist: marriage is for the benifit of the family and community. Often organized by the parents

Individulistic: get married for love, money and looks out is often oganized by the couple

Question 2

Monogamy

Answer 2

A marriage/relationship with one idividual alone and dedication

Question 3

What is polygamy?

Answer 3

marriage to multiple spouses

Question 4

Polygyny vs. Polyandry

Answer 4

Polygyny: One man to multiple women

Polyandry: One women to multiple men

Question 5

Polyamory

Answer 5

Open Marriage

Relationship in which one has multiple partners at once (but marriage is optional)

Question 6

Arranged marriage

Answer 6

When a marriage is agreed between guardiens and individuals.

(Both partners often have a say in wether they want to marry them, along with their parents)

Question 7

Bridewealth

Answer 7

When the groom pays the brides family for the union between their daugther

Question 8

Dowry

Answer 8

When the groom recieves wealth, land and or resources from the brides family during the marriage

Question 9

Descent

Answer 9

who a person is related to

can influence duties to the family, rights and privallige

also residence, name and property

Question 10

Desecent types

Answer 10

Bilateral Descent- equally related to both sides of fmaily

Unilineal Descent - formally related to only side

Question 11

types of Unilineal Descent

Answer 11

Matrilineal Descent- only mother’s side as a blood relation

Patrilineal Descent- only father’s side as a blood relation

Question 12

kinship diagrams

Answer 12

Used to map out families