Aboriginal Kinship Systems ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Aboriginal Kinship Systems Kinship is one of the main principles of a foraging culture’s social organization. The way they interact with each other relies on the relationship they have together. If one member wanted to marry another member of the society‚ they would not behave in the same manner as they would with a blood relative such as a mother or father.
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The Zulu Empire began their rise to power by Shaka Zulu. He was born in 1787‚ but was not accepted by his father‚ Senzangakona‚ so he and his mother were exiled. They lived with the Mthethwa people and Shaka fought for them as well. When Senzangakona died‚ Dingiswayo‚ leader of the Mthethwa‚ helped Shaka become the rightful leader of the Zulu. After the death of Dingiswayo‚ Shaka also became the ruler of the Mthethwa people as well. Shaka was a born leader and a brilliant general. He was the Napoleon
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surrounding chiefdoms himself‚ adding their forces to his own and building up a new kingdom. The defeat of the Ndwandwe Zwide decided to smash his new rival. After a first expedition had been defeated by the superior control and strategies of the Zulu at Gqokoli Hill‚ Zwide‚ in April 1818‚ sent all his army into Zululand. This time Shaka wore out the invaders by pretending he was retreating and drawing Zwide’s forces deep into his own territory; then‚ when he had successfully exhausted the invaders
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Kinships in the Yanomamo Ashley Jones ANT 101 Adrienne Stafford May 21‚ 2012 A kinship system is a system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture. Among many cultures kinship is greatly valued among the Yanomamo society. Their way of life centers around these kinships. Their kinships impact the way they think and how they live their lives. While in today’s society our families also known as our kin “kinships” are typically blood related or through marriage
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The Australian Aboriginal kinship system has a large impact on how the culture behaves beginning with their creation stories and then onto how children are raised‚ children entering adulthood‚ and relationships that are taught. These examples of kinships can differ from culture to culture especially in the Australian Aboriginal culture which could bring a culture closer together or it can damage the culture. Kinships can change how a culture behaves through their beliefs. Aboriginal culture is
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When looking at the Gebusi kinship there are some similarities to my own kinship. For example the Gebusi clan membership is passed down through the male line. In my kinship it is also passed through the male line. After one member of my kinship gets married they take the last name of the husband. In the Gebusi kinship not only is the line trace through the males after the females are married they become part of their husbands clan now and are no longer apart of their original clan. A difference that
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It would be impossible to disagree with the statement that "Chinese kinship is based on male predominance". In fact this statement may even be under-emphasizing the control and absolute power that males wield across all levels of Chinese society. Of course‚ where their power initially comes from though‚ is through the family or termed differently the "jia". It is this extended or ideal family that cultivates the consistent patrilineal form of control/descent and dictates that residence in said
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Iroquois Kinship System Anthony Sifuentes ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Mario Tovar March 5‚ 2012 The Iroquois is the group I have decided to do my research of kinship systems on. This will come from what I have found in the text of chapters three and four of the text. The Iroquois is a unilineal descent group. This means that descent is traced back through one sex or side of the family. They traced their bloodline through the female side of the family‚ meaning
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Running head: KINSHIP 1 Kinship System of the San’s Amy Namer ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Christine Compton March 25‚ 2013 KINSHIP 2 Kinship System of the San’s In anthropology kinship is the system of social
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Presented by‚ Shailendra Kumar Nitish Singh Amit Dogra FAMILY AND KINSHIP What family means… The family forms the basic unit of social organization and it is difficult to imagine how human society could function without it. The family has been seen as a universal social institution an inevitable part of human society. FAMILY Defining “FAMILY” Various sociologists “family” in various ways: G.P Murdock defines the family as a social group characterized by common residence‚ economic
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