09 Marriage And Kinship 1

Marriage, Family, And Residence

: What Are The Possibilities?
Introducing Cultural Anthropology, Roberta Edwards Lenkeit (Chapter 7)

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MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND RESIDENCE: WHAT
ARE THE POSSIBILITIES?

Note that the scarves of the bride and groom are tied together. This joining of scarves symbolizes their eternal bond in this traditional Hindu wedding.
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MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND RESIDENCE:
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES?
Diagramming Kingship
Marriage Rules
Marriage Forms and Functions
Mate Choice and Marriage Finance
Family
Residence Patterns
Summary
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DIAGRAMMING KINSHIP
Kinship diagrams are a shorthand method of representing and giving a clear visual picture of kin relationships.
Symbols are used in Diagrams
(1) to limit linguistic confusion
(2) it is easier to trace and understand complex 
 relationships with the use of these visual images.

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Symbols Used in Kinship Diagrams

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A point of reference is always designated in the kind diagram by the designation Ego.

Knowing the person who is Ego is important because information about kin relationships, obligations, and terminology will be different when there is a change in the point of reference.

Anthropologists also use a short method to write about kin relationships.

1) Mo, Fa, Da, Si, Wi, Hu, Ch, Br, So

2) (M), (F), (D), (Z), (W), (H), (C), (B), (S)

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MARRIAGE RULES
Exogamy: Specifies that a person must marry outside of a designated group of people.
Endogamy: Rules that specify the groups within which a person should or must marry.
The Levirate and Sororate.

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All cultures have rules about whom it is appropriate to marry.

Some are formal rules that are part of the society’s legal system;