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Understanding Kinship in Anthropology by Laura Jeanne Portera is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document contains chapter 8 notes from an Anthropology 100 class on how humans live in groups. It defines different types of kinship including consanguine, affine, fictive kin, and discusses plural marriage structures like polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry. Marriage practices such as bride wealth, bride service, levirate, and sororate are also defined.
- Author
- Laura Jeanne Portera
- Language
- EN