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Define matrilocal.
married couple near wife’s parents
Define patrilocal.
married couple settles in husband’s community
Define neolocal
married couple away from all parents
Define matrilineal
kinship on mother’s/female side
Define patrilineal
kinship on father’s/male side
Define ambilineal
- descent groups of both genders
- choice
How do the zadruga and tarawad exemplify some of the differences between kinship networks and lineal identification?
Zadruga: one extended family, patrilocal/patrilineal
Tarawad: matrilocal/matrilineal
A. What is the difference between an extended family and an expanded family?
B. Where would you find examples?
A. Extended: 3 generations
*Spain, zadruga
B. Expanded: siblings, spouses, children
*tarawad
How does clan differ from a lineage?
descent from single ancestor
clan: stipulated, don’t trace
lineage: demonstrated, trace ancestry (jews, etc)
Why might unilineal descent be more important to agricultural society than to an industrial society?
agricultural society: inherit land through descent group, matri/patrilocal etc