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    Google kinship in 2014 you get a basic definition of “blood relationship”. Hop in a time machine and jump back to around 500 A.D. and kinship isn’t just another noun in the English language. Respect and loyalty to your kinship is a way of life to the people of the Anglo-Saxon period‚ a custom perhaps many have lost today. Anglo-Saxons reigned in Great Britain around the 5th century and did a swell job of establishing themselves and their culture using writings and other literary works. Beowulf‚ an Old

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    We’re All Human According to Brian Schwimmer‚ “kinship is constructed from a set of categories‚ groups‚ relationships‚ and behaviors based upon culturally determined beliefs and values concerning human biology and reproduction.” (Schwimmer‚ 1996) This definition resonates with me because it has the influx of the sociobiology and relativist perspective on the subject. Faubion describes kinship as “…illustrative of the constitution of intersubjectivity‚ of organized alterity…” (Faubion‚ 2001) which

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    The San Kinship System and Its Impact Upon San Culture Terry Barnes ANT 101 Prof. Colin Garretson November 29‚ 2012 The San Kinship System and the It’s Impact upon San Culture The San Culture is interesting‚ and its kinship bbehaviors are varied. In this paper‚ I will first share information about the hunters and gathers know as the San or Bushman who live in the of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa. Second‚ I will Identify and describe their kinship system‚ briefly describe

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    Kinship Table Of Contents: • Definition • Abstract • Introduction • Objectives • Punjabi Language • Kinship Terminology in Punjabi and Urdu • Table 1:Urdu and Punjabi Kinship Terms • Population • Procedure • Results and Analysis of Data • Table 2:Results of Questionnaire • Discussion • Conclusion • References Definition: Kinship can be define as: 1. relation or connection by blood‚ marriage or adoption 2. relation or connection by nature or character 3. the state of having common

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    Iroquois Kinship Susan Pierson ANT101 Cultural Anthropology Kristin Akerele May 13‚ 2013 Iroquois Kinship This paper is going to introduce the Iroquois kinship. Kinship can best be defined as a system of social relationships‚ or in simpler terms a system of family. Kinship can be seen in our everyday lives within our own circle of family and friends‚ and how we classify them in regards to importance and how we treat them based on our classifications of them. Kinship can best be defined

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    Anthro 308/ Case Study #3/ Matrilineality and Kinship To the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea‚ children are amongst the most important part of their lives. A child’s link is the key to creating a relationship linked by marriages between their mothers and fathers’ matrilineages. The strength in these lasting relationships is tied to their own future. The Trobrianders believe in spirit impregnation‚ this is why a matrilineage is so important. The father of the child is a Pater‚ not a genitor because

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    therefore they still represent the family and are included in all family activities. Sometimes it is good to have fictive kin members because they can help solve family arguments by seeing the views from a semi-etic perspective. With the six different kinship systems‚ my family closely represents the Eskimo system. My family represents the Eskimo system of living because we are a close working family. In an Eskimo or Inuit system both the father side and the mother side have equal importance. In my family

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    Kinship terminology Kinship terminology in general may be used to refer to the various systems used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship. As Robert Parkin states‚ a kin term or kinship term or relationship term designates a particular category of kin or relative regarded as a single semantic unit. It can be conceptualised as containing one or more kin types‚ though empirically it will be applied to a number of different individuals occupying different

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    Kinship of the Iroquois Christine Garcia ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Prof. Benjamin Wright March 12‚ 2012 KINSHIP OF THE IROQUOIS Kinship can best be defined as a system of social relationships‚ or in simpler terms a system of family. According to our text‚ “kinship involves how people classify each other‚ the rules that affect people’s behavior‚ and people’s actual behavior.” (Nowak and Laird‚ 2010‚ 4:5) Kinship can be seen in our everyday lives within our own circle

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    Btsisi Kinship Elizabeth Safady Ashford University Anthropology Instructor Reeves March 11‚ 2013 The Btsisi kinship in horticultural‚ in otherwords‚ they culitvate to produce their own food. Marriage in the Btsisi culture is arranged by the elders in the community. Marriage is extremely important‚ as it helps form alliances and create firm relationships not only outside the community‚ but inside as well. The Btsis society is made up of bands. Each band consists of a nuclear family and

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