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Cultural Antro
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2009

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Matrilocal
Definition
Post Martial resides near or with brides family
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Patrilocal
Definition
Post martial resides with or by grooms family
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Bilocal
Definition
Post martial reside near groom or brides family
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Avunculocal
Definition
Post martial resides near brides uncle
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Neo-Local
Definition
Post martial reside on own, declare your own property
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Endogamy
Definition
Marry someone with in own group or tribe
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Exogamy
Definition
Marry outside your own group
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Polygamy
Definition
More than one spouse
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Polyandry
Definition
women has more than 1 husband
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Polygyny
Definition
Man has more than 1 wife
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Lineage/clan
Definition
a permanent social unit whos members dissent from common ancestors
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Bilateral descent
Definition
Trace dissent through both sides of our family
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Unilineal

(Patrilineal & Matrilineal)

Definition
Patrilineal-trace family or ancestors through fathers blood line
Matrilineal-trace family or ancestors through mothers blood line
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Bride Wealth/Price
Definition
Payments to brides family
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Bride Service
Definition
Payment to brides family is having the groom work for family business
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Dowry
Definition
money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her new husband
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Incest Taboo
Definition
forbids sexual relations and marriage between categories of close families
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Sororate
Definition
if wife were to die, spouse would marry his wifes sister
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Levirate
Definition
A widow marrys her husbands brother
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Phallocentrism
Definition
deployment of penis as a concrete symbol of masculinity, social power, dominance and the debasement of women
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Identity Struggles
Definition
interactions in which there is a discrepancy between identity a person claims to possess and the identity attributed to him or her by others
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Family of Orientation
Definition
Family which one grows up with or is born onto
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Family of Procreation
Definition
The family that is formed when a couple have their first child
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Berdache
Definition
Person in native american society, refers to third gender implies masculine and feminine spirit in same body
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Hijra
Definition
Neither man or women, born as hermaphrodite or born w/ male body but female identity, make living as prositute or giving blessings at weddings and male births
Nirvan: Hijra sacred castration ceremony
Term

Family composition

JuWasi

Definition
Bilateral Kinship, brother/sister pair who "own" waterholes, live with extended kin, size of group going to vary
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Marriage Characteristics

JuWasi

Definition
Exogamus, arranged marriage, bride service (7-10 years), Bilocal
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Family Composition

Trobaind Islander

Definition
Villiages divided into dalas or matrilineage, group of men/wives/children all living together, brother concerned with sisters children, close relationship between brother and sister, males only play roles in procreation nothing else, sons inherit property from their mothers
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Marriage Characteristics

Trobaind Islander

Definition
sexually active at young age, live together before intial marriage, marriage signified by sharing of food, some but not all marriages are arranged, exogamus, sucess of marriage=sucess of garden plot, Avunclocal.
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Family Composition

Chinese Societies

Definition
Patrilineal extended family, prefer boy children (they are more valueable), arciteture of house reflects several generations of fathers and sons living together in same resident.
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Marriage Characteristics

Chinese Societies

Definition
Wife must be virginal (traditional), husband not taking a wife (parents taking a daughter inlaw), Dowry: gifts before marriage, wife obtained through -match maker -adopt baby girl and marry to son. Wife is good if she bears sons.
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Why men marry in JuWasi?
Definition
18-25 means your an adult, consistent sex partner, gain women to provide food
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Why men marry in Trobaind Islander?
Definition
Obtain yams, recieve yam structures, stability= yams and banana leaf bundles
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Procreation

Trobaind Islanders

Definition
Just there for procreation nothing more, nothing less, dont take care of children, wifes brothers do
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Threats to JuWasi
Definition
Conflicts between husband and wife, infidelity:husband looking for another wife.
Term
Threats to Trobaind Islanders
Definition
Threats to matrilineage (more important than husband wife relationship), brothers must make sure sisters gardens are sucessfull
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Threats to Chinese Societies
Definition
Sons absence (carry on patrilineage), conflict between father/son, conflict between brothers over family wealth.
Importiable:One son gets everything
Partiable: share property with all sons
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Sociocentric self
Definition
Oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
Term
Egocentric Self
Definition
a self-centered person with little regard for others
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Roles that Gender play in Society
Definition
Gender is a fundamental way to organize societies, cultural interperation of sex differences, culture transmit what is considered male and female
Term
What is Fat Talk?
Definition
Physical and mental consequences of male and female as they grow. When girls came together, they talked about their bodies, and used fat talk as a support group. Built group concensus and shared dieting plans. Overal Fat Talk represents the notion that a woman's body image is an important part of identity.
Term
2 examples of fat talk
Definition
Body Image=constant self inspection and self assesment
Body Shape important part of identity
desire "ideal" body shape
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Phases that occur during Rites of Passage
Definition
Phase 1-Seperation (seperates person from an exsisting identity)
Phase 2-Transition (limiting stage)
Phase 3-Reincorporation (changes or incorporates new identity)
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Transition adulthood

Men

Definition
Creation of sexual identity and seperation from female identity
(exp. public circumcision-Kenya)
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Transistion Adulthood

Women

Definition
represent transistion into womenhood and /or ability to reproduce life.
(exp.Apache-Sunrise Ceremony)
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Possesions v.s. Commodities
Definition
the act of having and controlling property v.s A physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals
Term
2 Reasons why gifts are obligatory
Definition
Signals social status and creates ties, communicate personal identity, communicate the relationship between giver and reciever.
Term
Making Moka
Definition
A form of ceremonial gift exchange (i give something, someone else gives soemthing bigger, and so on)
Term
2 Purposes of Moka
Definition
1-establish and maintain links between individuals and groups
2-they establish a rank system where men earn prestige to become next Big Man.
Term
Film on Mayan Women
Definition
Wear trajes to show they are proud of culture, youger generations leaving maya behind preserve culture through paintings, experience alot of discrimination and makes it hard to change, revitalization movement to improve the live to the fullest: education, women trying to balance changing times and traditional mayan identity
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Mosuo
Definition
China
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Hijras
Definition
India
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Masai
Definition
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Tanzania
Definition
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Kenya
Definition
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Samburu
Definition
Kenya
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Kula Ring

Definition
Trobainder Islanders
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Ashanti
Definition
Ghana
Term
Maya
Definition
Guatemala
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Apache
Definition
South West US
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Twa
Definition
Democratic Repulic of Congo
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Ju/Wasi
Definition
Nambia
Term
Mormons
Definition
Utah, US
Term
Big Man
Definition
Papua New Guinea
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