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Anthro-Terms

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tracing identity through kinship unilineal, cognatic, patrilineal, matrilineal, consanguines, affines, parallel cousins, cross-cousins
unilineal descent ties to ancestors traced through only one parent; may be patrilineal or matrilineal
cognatic descent AKA: bilateral kinship; ancestral and family ties traced through both parents
patrilineal descent ties traced through male line
matrilineal descent ties traced through the female line
consanguines relatives through birth; "blood relatives"
affines relatives through marriage "in-laws"
parallel cousins the children of two brothers or two sisters
cross-cousins the children of a brother and a sister
kinds of families natal, nuclear, extended or "joint"
natal family family into which one is born
nuclear family a married couple and their children
extended or "joint" family two or more nuclear families linked through parent-child or sibling ties; may include several generations
requirements for marriage endogamy, exogamy, hypergamy
endogamy marrying within a defined social category, for example, within the same lineage, village, caste, race, religion, etc
exogamy marrying outside a defined social category
hypergamy marrying up
possibilities within marriage monogamy, polygamy, polygyny, sororal polygyny, polyandry, fraternal polyandry, levirate, sororate
monogamy one spouse
polygamy plural spouses
polygyny marriage of a man to two or more women
sororal polygyny marriage of a man to sisters
polyandry marriage of a woman to two or men
fraternal polyandry marriage of a woman to brothers
levirate the obligation of a woman to marry her husband's brother if her husband should die
sororate the obligation of a woman to marry her sister's husband if her sister should die
the costs of marriage dowry, bride price, brideservice
dowry marriage payments or gifts from the bride and her kin to the husband and his kin
bride price (or bridewealth) marriage payments or gifts from the husband and his kin to the bride's kin
brideservice the work required of a newly married man for his wife's kin
options for where couples stay after marriage (their postmarital resicence) neolocal, bilocal, patrilocal, matrilocal, virilocal, uxorilocal
neolocal postmarital residence in a new or separate location
bilocal postmarital residence alternating between the kin of each spouse
patrilocal male-centered residence, literally with father (pater); usually refers to postmarital residence with the husband's relatives
matrilocal female-centered residence, literally with the mother (mater); usually refers to postmarital residence with the wife's relatives
virilocal husband-centered residence; postmarital residence with the husband's relatives
uxorilocal wife-centered residence; postmarital residence with the wife and possibly her relatives
Created by: Jean-O
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