Posted: April 8th, 2013
Topic: Kinship
Description:
Identify and describe the kinship system of one of the cultures listed below. These cultures are found in Chapters 3 and 4 of Cultural Anthropology.
Australian Aborigines
Btsisi
Inuit of the Artic
Iroquois
San
Yanomamo
Briefly describe the culture and identify three specific examples of how the kinship system of the
chosen culture impacts the way this culture behaves (i.e. thinks, acts, lives).
Compare this to your own society. Does kinship impact these same behaviors in your own life? Why or why not?
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