Lec 11 - Egan PDF

Preview

Summary

Egan...

Description

I.

II.

III.

IV.

Rules of Descent A. Bilateral Descent B. Unilinear Descent 1. Patrilineal Descent - only thru male (father) 2. Matrilineal Descent - only thru female (mother) Descent Groups A. Unilineal Descent B. Lineage*** 1. A group of people who can trace descent in a unilinear manner to a common ancestor 2. Patri-lineage 3. Matri-lineage a) Men have mothers = belong to his mother’s lineage b) Never marry/have sex with people in your lineage c)

C. Clan 1. A unilineal descent group 2. A group of people who believe themselves descended from a common ancestor in a unilineal group but cannot demonstrate the relationship 3. group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. 4. Clan contains lineage Kindred A. Bilateral descent 1. Ego-centered network of bilateral, affernal (in-laws), and fictive (not blood related but considered family) kin 2. Group needs to have a sense to groupness (common identity) 3. No two people have the same kindred 4. Not a group Corporate group and corporate functions A. Corporate group - collectively contains a resource

1. Lineage (clans) may have corporate function 2. Kindred don’t have corporate functions - because they’re not group...