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Unilineal kinship

Unilineal kinship 2. Membership determined at birth, may be ways to incorporate outsidersClear group boundaries, groups separated from each otherInclude large number of people who think of themselves as relatives. Unilineal kinship 3. Mythology of group tells of heroic deeds, illustrious ancestorsMyths and symbols reinforce solidarity of group .

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Unilineal kinship

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    1. Unilineal kinship Trace line of descent either through males Patrilineal or through females Matrilineal One parent and child belong, other parent doesn’t Unilineal group is collective group, endures through time

    2. Unilineal kinship 2 Membership determined at birth, may be ways to incorporate outsiders Clear group boundaries, groups separated from each other Include large number of people who think of themselves as relatives

    3. Unilineal kinship 3 Mythology of group tells of heroic deeds, illustrious ancestors Myths and symbols reinforce solidarity of group

    4. Functions of unilineal groups Mutual aid and security members have collective responsibility for behavior and debt, obliged to aid each other Regulate marriage usually can’t marry member of group have strong say in who one can marry

    5. Unilineal kin groups can provide the model to organize the entire society. Government e.g. chief from certain clan Economic kin group owns land and herds, occupation hereditary in group

    6. Religious care of gods or specific ceremonies in hands of particular kin groups royal ancestors important to welfare of entire society

    7. Unilineal kinshp in 2/3 of sample of societies Most common in horticultural societies societies complex enough to need organization and inheritance rules but simple enough not to need specialized institutions

    8. Ways to unite unilineal groups Marriage ties Age sets or other associations Interdependent: religious ceremonies, market, government, warfare

    9. Genealogy of unilineal groups Concern is with social utility (group operates well) rather than historical accuracy If actual genealogy results in imbalance, group can be reorganized

    10. Patrilineal societies Patrilineal=child belongs to Father’s group Rule of descent Patrilocal=Wife joins husband’s family after marriage Rule of residence Patriarchy=Dominance by men

    11. Matrilineal societies Matrilineal=child belongs to Mother’s group Rule of descent Matrilocal=Husband joins wife’s family after marriage Rule of residence Matriarchy=Dominance by women No known societies have been matriarchal.

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