Marriage• Socially approved union

that unites two or more individuals as spouses– implications

In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

Marriage• Functions

– Regulates sexual behavior– Fulfills economic needs of

marriage partners– Perpetuates kinship groups– Provides institution for care

of children

In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

Marriage• Types

– Monogamy– Polygamy

• Polygyny• Polyandry

– Group– Symbolic– Fixed-term– Fictive

• Levirate• Sororate• Ghost

In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

• Kinship Diagram SymbolsMaleFemaleIntersexIndividual (regardless of sex)

Deceased (use appropriate symbol for sex)

Ego (use appropriate symbol for sex)

Married =Cohabiting ≈Divorced Separated ≠Adopted (use appropriate symbol for sex) Descended from Sibling

Family & KinshipFamily and kinship are the topics of this lecture.

Kin Abbreviations

Mo motherFa fatherBr brotherZ sisterH husbandW wifeDa daughterS sonCo cousinC child (either sex)

Marriage• Marriage Choice

– Incest taboo– Exogamy– Endogamy– Arranged– Preference

• Cross-cousin• Parallel- cousin

In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

Family & Kinship

• Postmarital Residence– Virilocal (patrilocal)– Uxorilocal (matrilocal)– Bilocal (ambilocal)– Neolocal– Avunculocal – Natalocal

Family and kinship are the topics of this lecture.

Marriage• Economics

– Bride-wealth/bride-price– Bride service– Dowry

• hypergamy

– Woman exchange

In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

Marriage• 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:

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• Symbolic marriage: http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/tours/2006/hyderabad/hanuman/hanuman.html• Sororate: http://www.socwel.ku.edu/candagrant/Gallery/HFC-Thumbnail/Korean%20Shamanism/Spirit

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• Cross-cousin marriage: http://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/cross-parallel-cousins.gif

In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.