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    association of Nayar women with Namboothiri Brahmins men‚ whose motives were driven around preserving their land and nor losing it through inheritance to sons and daughters Brahmins had with the Nayars. The impact of the subsistence activities on the kinship‚ gender relationships‚ religion and beliefs and social organisation is also studied. The decline in the the matrilineal society and the Nayars reverting back to patrilineal ways since the 19th century can be put down to the western education and globalisation

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    Marriage of convenience- A marriage or joint undertaking arranged for political‚ economic‚ or social benefit rather than from personal attachment. Elope- to run off secretly to be married‚ usually without the consent or knowledge of one’s parents. kinship term Manogamy - single marriage of one man and one woman. polygamy- The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. polygyny- which a man has more than one wife. polyandry-which a woman has more than one husband

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    other social structure - is defined in terms of the social relationships from which it is constructed. According to Odetola‚ T.O. and Ademola‚ A. (1985) an extended family is defined as a pattern of family organization which means that the whole kinship group is a social and economic unit‚ living in the same house‚ adjacent dwellings‚ sharing work duties‚ responsibilities and the fruits of production. The nuclear family is said to be a much smaller organization which consists of the man‚ his wife

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    president and the end of apartheid‚ the new South African government has and many battles with in the last ten years. 1. Zulus primary mode of subsistence a. Emerging Agriculture b. Industries 2. The three aspects of the Zulu culture a. Kinship b. Beliefs and values c. Sickness and Healing Reference Call Number: RJ Ma55 Location: Offsite< Missionary Research Library> The Maphumulo Uprising War‚ Law and Ritual in Zulu Rebellion (The International Journal of African

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    service to the datu at his own expense and shared with his leader the spoils of war. They generally have the same rights and responsibilities as a timawa. This class disappeared sometime in the 1630’s when the Spaniards were able to unite diverse kinship groups (Rodriguez‚ 1998). Alipin - These were captives of war‚ those unable to pay their debts‚ all illegitimate children; those purchased‚ and punished criminals. In the Visayas‚ an alipin was called oripun. They are divided into two types: •

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    suffer as a result of it? Of the two pictures above‚ they both illustrate some of the devastating effects of flooding but only one picture is of the Nashville flood. The picture on the left is of the current flooding in Peru. We Nashvillians have a kinship with the people of Peru in that we understand how welcome a clean‚ dry set of clothes is when we have none. We remember what it feels like to have our most precious possessions float away. Not only do we share an understanding of the tremendous tragedy

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    fame. In the other hand‚ Grendel earns his reputation for fearsome monster because his large size‚ cruelty and perversity (86‚ 127‚ 137‚ 165)‚ he is unnatural and malformations. Women are considered “ woman’s arranged marriage” and they are named Kinship system and “ freodowebbe”. The Christian element is inevitable in Beowulf‚ continually reference is made to the Christian God as lord of the world and speaks of Christian virtues such as moderation and love of fellow man. Because this story was translated

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    percent over the same period. Population ageing is undoubtedly going to be a key demographic challenge in many European countries over the next 50 years. Its implications for socioeconomic systems such as public pension programmes‚ health care or kinship structures‚ may be considerable. The latest Eurostat projections (Europop2010) show that‚ over the next 50 years‚ population ageing is likely to reach unprecedented levels in 31 European countries‚ though the magnitude‚ speed and timing are likely

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    Rereading American. The essay‚ The Color of Family Ties‚ has carried on the comparison in the difference of race‚ class‚ gender and elongated family involvement to Whites family‚ Blacks family and Latinos family to find their relationships between their kinships. This story describes gender‚ class‚ and race. The poem “Aunt Ida Pieces a Quilt” by Melvin Dixon is about a geriatric lady named Ida that makes a quilt for a boy named Junie who died from AVAILS. She acquires many different pieces of his apparel

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    Many years ago I watched a documentary entitled “Animal Odd Couples” which introduced me to the world of Anthrozoology. “Animal Odd Couples” was a “Nature” episode which outlined the lives of various animals who had formed interesting‚ cross-species relationships; Relationships that one wouldn’t normally expect to find‚ because the idea of animals experiencing complex emotions‚ and forming genuine friendships could be – and for a long time was – considered taboo. In the past whenever animal welfare

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