Kinship systems, marriage patterns, and family and social organization across cultures.
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- What is kinship?
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The system of social relationships based on descent and marriage- Define matrilineal descent
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Inheritance and social position traced through the mother's line- Define patrilineal descent
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Inheritance and social position traced through the father's line- What is bilateral descent?
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Inheritance and social position traced through both parents equally- Define ambilineal descent
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Descent traced through either the mother's or father's line, depending on choice or circumstance- What is exogamy?
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A marriage rule requiring a person to marry outside their own social group- What is endogamy?
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A marriage rule requiring a person to marry within their own social group- Define polygyny
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Marriage of one man to multiple women- Define polyandry
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Marriage of one woman to multiple men- What is monogamy?
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Marriage between two people- Define levirate
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A marriage custom where a widow marries her deceased husband's brother- Define sororate
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A marriage custom where a widower marries his deceased wife's sister- What is bridewealth (bride price)?
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Goods or payment given by the groom's family to the bride's family- What is bride service?
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Labor or service provided by the groom to the bride's family after marriage- Define bride exchange
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A marriage arrangement where one family gives a woman in exchange for receiving a woman from another family
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