Transcript Marriage

• Socially approved union
that unites two or more
individuals as spouses
– implications
Marriage
In this lecture, you will learn about the
various types of marriages, the
function of marriage, and its economic
benefits.
• Functions
– Regulates sexual behavior
– Fulfills economic needs of
marriage partners
– Perpetuates kinship groups
– Provides institution for care
of children
Marriage
In this lecture, you will learn about the
various types of marriages, the
function of marriage, and its economic
benefits.
• Types
– Monogamy
– Polygamy
• Polygyny
• Polyandry
– Group
– Symbolic
– Fixed-term
– Fictive
• Levirate
• Sororate
• Ghost
Marriage
In this lecture, you will learn about the
various types of marriages, the
function of marriage, and its economic
benefits.
• Kinship Diagram Symbols
Family & Kinship
Family and kinship are the topics of
this lecture.
Kin Abbreviations
Mo
Fa
Br
Z
H
W
Da
S
Co
C
mother
father
brother
sister
husband
wife
daughter
son
cousin
child (either sex)
Male
Female
Intersex
Individual
Deceased
Ego
(regardless of sex)
(use appropriate symbol for sex)
(use appropriate symbol for sex)
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Cohabiting ≈
Married
Divorced
Separated ≠
Adopted
(use appropriate symbol for sex)
Descended from
Sibling
• Marriage Choice
– Incest taboo
– Exogamy
– Endogamy
– Arranged
– Preference
• Cross-cousin
• Parallel- cousin
Marriage
In this lecture, you will learn about the
various types of marriages, the
function of marriage, and its economic
benefits.
• Postmarital Residence
Family & Kinship
Family and kinship are the topics of
this lecture.
– Virilocal (patrilocal)
– Uxorilocal (matrilocal)
– Bilocal (ambilocal)
– Neolocal
– Avunculocal
– Natalocal
Marriage
In this lecture, you will learn about the
various types of marriages, the
function of marriage, and its economic
benefits.
• Economics
– Bride-wealth/bride-price
– Bride service
– Dowry
• hypergamy
– Woman exchange
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Marriage 1
http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_228/node_232/img/2007/04/18/117687898118304_1.jpg
Chinese http://www.un-instraw.org/revista/hypermail/alltickers/en/att-0471/china_pingyao_10014653tm.jpg
India: http://society.indianetzone.com
Finland: http://sydaby.eget.net
Thailand: http://www.th4u.com
Morocco: http://www.zawaj.com/weddingways/images/morocco/applyhenna.jpg
Romania: http://www.bed-and-breakfast.ro/images/zone/maramures_obiceiuri_7.jpg
Lao: http://www.laoweddings.com/images/wed6-large.jpg
Polygamy: http://a.abcnews.com/images/Primetime/abc_polygamy1_070423_ms.jpg
Polyandry:
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/75543420.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193F59B4249CE
5E7FC7AEA186012AF9028C284831B75F48EF45\
Symbolic marriage: http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/tours/2006/hyderabad/hanuman/hanuman.html
Sororate: http://www.socwel.ku.edu/candagrant/Gallery/HFCThumbnail/Korean%20Shamanism/Spirit%20Marriage%20Ritual,%20Chungmu,%20S.%20Korea,%2093,%20EC/
Pak%20Yosa%20as%20Proxy%20for%20Ghost-Bride,%20with%20Groom.jpg
Cross-cousin marriage: http://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/cross-parallel-cousins.gif
Marriage
In this lecture, you will learn about the
various types of marriages, the
function of marriage, and its economic
benefits.