01 Cultural, Social, and Political Institutions

Cards (18)

  • Kinship
    Relationship or affinity
  • Kinship by Blood
    • Unilineal
    • Matrilineal
    • Patrilineal
    • Bilateral
  • Unilineal
    Descent through either the maternal or paternal line only
  • Matrilineal
    Descent through the female line
  • Patrilineal
    Descent through the male line
  • Bilateral
    Descent through both the mother and father
  • Lineal
    Having a direct family relationship or affinity
  • Monogamy
    Being married to one (1) spouse
  • Polygamy
    The practice of having more than one (1) spouse
  • Types of Household
    • One-person
    • Multi-person
  • One-person household
    An arrangement in which one (1) person makes provision for his/her own food or other essentials for living without combining with any other person
  • Multi-person household
    A group of two (2) or more persons living together who make common provision for food or other essentials for living
  • Family
    • Members of the household who are related, to a specified degree, through blood, adoption or marriage
    • Consists of at least two (2) members
    • Members of a family must be related
    • Cannot comprise more than one (1) household
  • Household
    • May consist of only one (1) person
    • Members of a multi-person household need not be related to each other
    • Can contain more than one (1) family; or one (1) or more families together with one (1) or more non-related persons; or it can consist entirely of non-related persons
  • Types of Political Organization
    • Bands
    • Tribes
    • Chiefdoms
  • Bands
    Most often found in foraging societies, and associated with low population densities, distribution systems based on reciprocity, and egalitarian social relations
  • Tribes
    Found among horticulturists and pastoralists societies, has larger and more sedentary populations, lack centralized political leadership, and egalitarian in nature
  • Chiefdoms
    Involve a more formal and permanent political structure, political authority rests with individuals, and rely on feasting and tribute