adric | Anth, 13 Feb 2002

with Jacob:

universal kinship terms:

father

mother

brother

sister

daughter

(child)

husband

wife

p 69 in CP

Identify relationship to Ego, using universal kinship terms, table A:

1: 1's son's daughter = Ego's father's father

6: 1's daughter = Ego father's sister

10: Ego's mother

13: Ego's mother's brother

19: Ego's father's brother's son

20: Ego's father's brother's daughter's husband

33: Ego' mother's brother's daughter

40: Ego's brother's son

48: Ego's mother's brother's daughter's son

Classification Criteria:

Gender

Generation

Blood or Marriage

Lineal or Collateral

Relative Age

Size of Family

Social Categories:

obligationa nd responsiblities

rules of etiquette

analyze by each factor mother, brother, uncle, cousin

Mother: female one generation ascending blood lineal + 20 y / + one gen mother's side caretaker, bearer of children raises children, teacher nurturer protector co-provider disciplinarian healer	brother: male same generation blood collateral same age / gen , older or younger n/a bully??
uncle: male one ascending indeterminate collateral indeterminate indeterminate money, live elsewhere indeterminate	cousin: gender indeterminate indeterminate blood relative collateral indeterminate indeterminate not socially important due to lack of data in these fields

Chart: Eskimo Kin Terms p 71 by American terminology

B: mother

E: uncles

H,G: cousins

D,C: brothers, sisters

Assumption: nuclear family: mother, father and their children

Is this nucleus an economic unit? Yes.

This group has the highest moral obligations to each other.

If A dies? E may help out some, but does not pick up all responsibilities

Nuclear familiies do not react well to loss of an adult individual.

Too dangerous for traditional societies.

Chart: Hawaiian Kin Terms, as English

any sibling of my parent is a father or mother

three women fulfilling duties of mother

mother's sister will nurse, discipline, feed, shelter children
man marries a mother -> mother's husband

flexibility in residence and employment

if Ego's biological father dies, there is little danger as his other fathers will provide

relatives are social safety net

compare to social democracy, trusts, insurance

Sudanese:

every relative is unique

my father's eldest brother by my father's third wife ..

highly specific system, clear obligations and rules
prescribed gifts from each relative

Han Chinese, Confucian primary relationship
used by many non-literate cultures, keep all this in their head

quiz next time on readings on family terminologies

Anth, 13 Feb 2002

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