Basics of Anthropology Archives - Page 2 of 3

Familial Polyandry

A female married to father & some simultaneously.

it refers to marriage in which one common husband is engaged in marital ties with more...

Marriage in which a man is married to two nor more sisters.

Marriage in which wives are not related as sisters.

It refers to marriage in which one husband & one wife are tied with...

It a form of marriage norm or practice or marring a spouse of lower...

It is norm or practice of person marrying a spouse of higher caste or...

McLemban (1970) in “primitive m’age” introduced term endogamy & exogamy. In it he also...

Incest : Acc to Seligman (1950) Incest is sexual intercourse between individuals related in certain prohibited degrees...

Herskovits defines culture as man-made part of environment. Acc to him env is of two types i)...