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    Anthropology 100

    Section 6
    3/3/16

    Chapter 8 Notes:
    How we live in groups:
    Kin A social construction of who to depend on and who will take care of you
    Fictive kin Not related to you but like family (For example: God parents and family friends)
    Consanguine Related by blood
    Affine Related by marriage
    Polygamy Plural Marriage
    Poly(gyn)y One man married to more than one woman
    Polyandry One woman married to more than one man
    Bride wealth When the husbands family gives a gift of wealth to the bridges family
    Bride Service When the husband works for abridges family for a set amount of time
    Levirate The replacement for a husband if he passes away
    Sororate The replacement for a wife if she passes away

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