Anthropology Final Exam Review Study Guide Flashcards

Anthropology 

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Descent Group
Any kin-ordered social group with membership in direct line descent
Unilineal descent
Descent that establishes group membership from male or female line (unilateral)
Matrilineal descent
Descent through female line
Patrilineal
Descent through male line
Lineage
A unilineal kinship group descended from a common ancestor 6 or more generations
Clan
An extended unilineal kinship group who claim common descent
Totemism
The belief that people are related to particular animals, plants or natural objects
Phratry
Two claims that claim to share common ancestry
Moiety
Each group that results from a division of a society into two halves on the basis of descent
Hawaiian system
Kinship reckoning in which all relatives of the same sex and generation are reffered to by the same term
Eskimo Term
Nuclear family emphasized while other family members are lumped into broad categories
Age Grade
An organized category of people based on age
Age set
A formally established group of people born during a certain time span (units people pass through together)
Class
Set level of prestige
Caste
Form of class that you can't change