Anthropology

Enculturation term anthropologists and psychologists use to descrive the deveopement, through the direct and indirect influence of parents and others, of children;s patterns of begavior socialization same as enculturation compatibility-­‐with-­‐child-­‐ care theory Womens tasks have traditionally been those that do not remove the woman from the household due to taks only woman can perform for children (breast feeding for 2 or more years) economy of effort theory if effort is expended collecting materials, the group that collects should work with the material, converting it to its final form expendability theory Men will tend to do the more dangerous work in a society because they are more expendable. strength theory greater strength of males and their superior capacity to mobilize strength in quick bursts of energy are the reasons for universal or near universal patterns of division of labor by gender. gender roles roles that are culturally assigned to genders primary subsistence activities the food-getting activities: gathering hunting fishing herding agriculture sex differences the typical differences between females and males that are most likely due to biological differences bride price substantial figt of goods or money given to the bride;s kin by the groom or his kin at or before the marriage bride service work performed by the groom or his kin at or before the marriage cross-­‐cousins children of siblings of the opposite sex. Ones cross cousin are the fathers sisters children and mothers brothers children dowry a substantial transfer of goods or money from the bride;s familt to the bride endogamy the rule specifying marriage to a person within ones own group exogamy the rule specigying marriage to a person from outside ones own group extended family a family consisting of two or more single parent, monogamous polygynous or polyandrous families linked by a blood tie family a social