Untitled Deck Flashcards
(20 cards)
Kinship
blood relationship.
Descent Group
Are social units where members share a claimed common ancestry.
Lineage
a unilineal descent group that traces its ancestry to a demonstrably shared ancestor, known as the apical ancestor
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
Fission
social group where animals merge
Totemism
a system of belief where humans are thought to have a spiritual relationship
Phratry
Social group usually kinfolk led
Moiety
A decent group that coexists with only one other decent group.
Age Grade
Categorize age in a culture
Age Set
social category or corporate social group
Social Class
a group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status
Caste
Social hierarchy
Race
a social construct that categorizes humans into distinct groups based on perceived physical, biological, or behavioral differences.
Band
Consists of a small number of people
Tribe
a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader
Chiefdom
political organization where power is within one person
State
a political organization of society that establishes order and security through laws and sovereignty.
Nation
Cultural belonging
Sanction
International law and government
Law
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties
