Anthropology: Nature of Kinship
FLASHCARD DATA FOR NATURE OF KINSHIP
Topic 1: Overview
| 1. |The term for culturally defined relationships between individuals who are commonly thought of as having |kinship |
| |family ties. | |
| 2. |The general term for socially recognized links between ancestors and descendants. |descent (or descent bond) |
| 3. |The kind of kinship bond that links husband or wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and |affinity (or marriage) bond |
| |sister-in-law. | |
| 4. |The formal kinship analysis term for people who are related by bonds of affinity. |affines (or affinal relatives) |
| 5. |The kind of kinship bond that links people through socially recognized biological ties, such as mother, |consanguinity |
| |father, grandparents, children, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, and cousins. | |
| 6. |The formal kinship analysis term for people who are related by bonds of consanguinity. |consanguines (or consanguinal relatives) |
| 7. |The term for a socially recognized link between individuals, created as an expedient for dealing with |fictive kinship |
| |special circumstances, such as the bond between a godmother and her godchild. These bonds are based on | |
| |friendship and other personal relationships rather than marriage or descent.
Topic 1: Overview
| 1. |The term for culturally defined relationships between individuals who are commonly thought of as having |kinship |
| |family ties. | |
| 2. |The general term for socially recognized links between ancestors and descendants. |descent (or descent bond) |
| 3. |The kind of kinship bond that links husband or wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and |affinity (or marriage) bond |
| |sister-in-law. | |
| 4. |The formal kinship analysis term for people who are related by bonds of affinity. |affines (or affinal relatives) |
| 5. |The kind of kinship bond that links people through socially recognized biological ties, such as mother, |consanguinity |
| |father, grandparents, children, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, and cousins. | |
| 6. |The formal kinship analysis term for people who are related by bonds of consanguinity. |consanguines (or consanguinal relatives) |
| 7. |The term for a socially recognized link between individuals, created as an expedient for dealing with |fictive kinship |
| |special circumstances, such as the bond between a godmother and her godchild. These bonds are based on | |
| |friendship and other personal relationships rather than marriage or descent.