Ties That Connect--Marriage, Family, and Kinship |  |
Internet Exercises
| Kinship Systems | | Go to this site, explore it in detail, then go to the link "Begin Tutorial." The author has five different ethnographic examples about different kinship systems. You should be able to answer the following questions about each example:
- Who is the preferred marriage partner? If none, what are the marriage prohibitions?
- Do they operate under unilineal or cognatic descent?
- Which kinship terminology do they use?
- What are the post-marital residence rules?
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http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/kintitle.html
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| Romani (Gypsy) Culture and History | | Follow the link to Romani Culture and Traditions and from there to Marriage Customs. You should be able to answer the following questions:
- Are the Romani endogamous or exogamous?
- Are they patrilineal or matrilineal?
- Do they practice bridewealth or dowry?
- How do you think these practices relate to other forms of social, economic and political organization?
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http://geocities.com/Paris/5121/
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| Lambda Legal Defense Fund | | The Lambda Legal Defense Fund is a legal rights organization for gays and lesbians. Click onto "Issues" and then onto "Marriage Project." Try to answer the following questions based on the information contained in the various links:
- What are the major legal arguments being made for gay and lesbian marriage?
- What are the forms of legal discrimination gay and lesbians face when trying to marry?
- What are some of the social and economic consequences of not being able to marry legally?
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http://www.lambdalegal.org/
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