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| 1. The Huli: Read G. C. J. Lomas' web site entitled "The Huli People of Papau New Guinea" at http://www.accsoft.com.au/~drgcjlom/huli/htms/huli1.htm. Read all of the pages.
a. Who are the Huli? Where do they live? What type of economy do they have? b. What are the important hereditary social structures? Is it possible to belong to more than one subclan at a time? c. What are the traditional responsibilities of a Huli bride? Of a Huli husband? d. Of the non-hereditary social positions, which one is reserved for women? How do the number of non-hereditary social positions open to women compare with the number open for men? e. Are family, kinship, and descent as central in your life as it is for the Huli? 2. Marriage among the Hmong: Read Gary Yia Lee's article entitled "Household and Marriage in a Thai Highland Society" at http://www.atrax.net.au/userdir/yeulee/Culture/Hmong%20Marriage.html. a. Who are the Hmong? Where do they live? b. What are their ideal post-marital residence rules? How does this influence settlement pattern? c. What is the courtship process among the Hmong? d. With marriage among the Hmong, are gifts transferred from the bride's family to the groom's or from the groom's family to the bride's? e. What are the characteristics of an ideal groom among the Hmong? f. What is the relationship between kinship and potential marriage partners in Hmong society? |