ANT 101: Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Fall 2004, M,W,F 10:30 — 11:20, Chambers 1027
Prof. Eriberto P. Lozada Jr. Office Hours: M, W, F 9:30 – 10:30 am
Office: Carnegie 01 T, Th 9:30 – 11:15 am or by appointment
Telephone: 704-894-2035 Email: erlozada@davidson.edu
Web: http://www.davidson.edu/personal/erlozada
Lecture Notes, 13 September 2004
Kinship
Why kinship?
• like an opinion, everyone has one
• nature/culture transition
• variety in family and household structure was one of the first things noticed by
Westerners
• inheritance and land ownership – Engel’s Origin of the Family
Why Taiwan?
• filial piety, “da jiating,” modernity
• slide show
Some kinship terms
Descent
• Descent group: social unit whose members claim common ancestry
• Matrilineal descent: descent traced along mother’s line
• Patrilineal descent: descent traced along father’s line
• Lineage: members of a descent group that have a demonstrated descent from a common
ancestor; may or may not be a “corporate group” (shared property)
• Clan: members of a group that have stipulated descent from a common ancestor
Alliance
• Incest rules: transformation from nature to culture? (Levi-Strauss)
• Affines: relatives created by marriage
• Exogamy: members of a group must seek mates from other groups
• Endogamy: members of a group must seek mates within certain groups
Marriage Exchanges
• Brideprice/Bridewealth: money or objects given to wife-givers (bride’s family) from
wife-takers (groom’s family)
• Dowry: goods, money, jewelry, etc., that accompanies the bride and is provided by the
wife-givers
