Endogamy: Marriage between members of the same category‚ class‚ or group Exogamy: Marriage between members of different categories‚ classes‚ or groups Monogamy: Marriage between one man and one woman Polygamy: Marriage between one man and more than one woman Polyandry: Marriage between one woman and more than one man In some cultures‚ after marriage‚ a couple lives in the wife’s family’s household—a practice called matrilocality. When couples live in the husband’s family’s household‚ the practice is called patriolocality
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Relationships In Different Cultures Every culture has their own definition of family relationships. Most family relationships stem from the concept of marriage. Different types of marriages are accepted all around the world. Some marriages are based on civil aspects‚ others are based solely on religious aspects‚ and most are based on both. There are two main types of marriages throughout the world which are monogamy and polygamy. Each type of marriage has been around for
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"marriage has always been defined as being between one man and one woman" (Blair‚ 305) but that is not necessarily true evertwhere. There are different people and cultures around the world that practice polygamy‚ when a man has multiple wives‚ and polyandry‚ when a women can have multiple husbands. The real modern day definition of marriage should be something like "an accepted union between two people". Besides‚ "the only thing that should matter in marriage is love. "The number one reason that heterosexuals
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Marriage is often defined as a “socially sanctioned sexual and economic union between men and women” Marriage is the process by which two people who love each other make their relationship public‚ official‚ and permanent. It is the joining of two people in a bond that putatively lasts until death‚ but in practice is increasingly cut short by divorce. In cases like this‚ the heaviest burden is not on the couple but on the children. Reason Why People Marry * Human infants have a prolonged period
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Anthropology Grade 11 Exam Review Social Sciences and Scientists List several social sciences. Anthropology‚ economics‚ geography‚ history‚ politics‚ psychology and sociology. * Anything that uses research and analysis to examine human behaviour. What do psychologists study? People’s thoughts‚ feelings and behaviours‚ personality‚ individuals. Ex. What in his personality made him do this? What are some divisions of psychology? Psychoanalysis: probe inner experiences
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Monica Abrego Anthropology 101-1004 Mrs. Erin Stiles 10 December 2013 Cultural Constructions: Gender and Marriage/Relationship In many different countries gender and marriages can be totally different from each other‚ including race. That the cultural construction can be influenced and these culture have beliefs on a certain thing. We are socially separated in groups‚ such as norms‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and behaviors. Although some may not have really
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Chavell "Chevy" Robinson Anth& 206 Conformity & Conflict Reading Notes 1. Chapter 17. Mother’s Love: Death Without Weeping (Nancy Scheper-Hughes) 2. "In fact‚ when questioned in private as to who was the best friend he ever had in life‚ Ze took a long drag on his cigarette and answered without a trace of irony‚ "why my mother‚ of course!" "But of course‚" I replied. Part of learning how to mother in the Alto do Cruzeiro is learning when to let go of child who shows that it "wants" to die or that
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In our society monogamous relationships are what we find common. But in other cultures or societies they believe differently. For example: Polygamy. Polygamy refers to a type of marriage where there is going to be more than one spouse‚ but most of the time this is going to mean more than one wife (University of Montreal). These two types of marriages are the typical heterosexual marriage arrangements that exist in the world today. For most people in other countries a monogamous marriage is the norm
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What does studying race involve? Physical Characteristics; such as hair color‚ eye color‚ hair texture etc. What does studying ethnicity involve? Social Heritage/Characteristics; such as national orgin‚ primary language‚ religion‚ etc. What is prejudice? A pre judgement or generalization about a group of people;unsupported by facts What are sources of prejudice? -socialization -stereotypes -authoritarian personality -scapegoat -culture -social conflict
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Alyssa Niss Cultural Anthropology Section 02 Research on Family Today‚ people in society share many variations of the word family. Anthropologists describe this as "a social group of two or more people related by blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption who live and reside together for an extended period‚ sharing economic resources and caring for the young" (Scupin 137). More specifically‚ the word family is narrowed down to two major types‚ nuclear and extended family. Nuclear Families are the ones most
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