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<p>what is a o in the family tree?</p>

what is a o in the family tree?

female

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<p>what is a triangle in the family tree?</p>

what is a triangle in the family tree?

male

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<p>what is a square in the family tree?</p>

what is a square in the family tree?

non-bionary

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<p>what does it mean when the bar is under 2 or more symbols in the family tree?</p>

what does it mean when the bar is under 2 or more symbols in the family tree?

they are married

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<p>what does it mean when the bar is above 2 or more symbols in the family tree?</p>

what does it mean when the bar is above 2 or more symbols in the family tree?

they are siblings

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what are the 4 ways families are created?

  1. Marriage

  2. birth

  3. adoption

  4. fictive kin

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what is a couple?

2 adults married with NO kids

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what does single parent family mean?

1 adult with a child

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what is a nuclear family?

2 adult married WITH kids

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what is an extended family?

is 3 or more generations living together together (cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles)

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what is a step family?

2 adults who are married (1 or more of then married previously) who have kids from there last marriage)

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what is a blended family?

a step family that has children of there own (half siblings)

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what is a polygynous family?

1 man that has 2 or more wives and has there child/ren

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what is a polyandrous family?

a woman with 2 or more husbands with there child/ren

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what are the 4 stages of any rites?

  1. isolation

  2. testing

  3. transformation

  4. celebration

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what is the definition of family?

Family is a unit in society that is expected to provide economics and emotional support for its members

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what is the definition of life cycle?

the total number of rites of passages a cultural celebrations.

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what is the definition of rite of passage?

a ritual event symbolizing that someone has passed from one stage in there life to another

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what is the definition of symbolism?

a object of action that has a special meaning in a culture.

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what is the definition of menarche?

a girls first period (ever)

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what is the definition of menstruation?

a females on-going cycle of periods

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what is the definition of menopause?

when a female STOPS menstruating

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In the Kuna culture what is the name of the girls puberty ritual?

Flowering

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where is the Kuna located?

San Blass Island, Panama

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in the kuna, flowering ritual what was the isolation?

has to stay in a dark room

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in the kuna, flowering ritual what was the testing?

cold water is poured on her multiple times a day and the crabs fighting of getting along

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in the kuna, flowering ritual what was the transformation?

her hair is washed and she was painted with bright colors

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in the kuna, flowering ritual what was the celebration?

they danced and ate in her honor

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what are the 2 main symbols in the Kuna ritual?

crabs (marriage, fertility) and cold H2O (if she can last during adulthood)

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What was the name of the Dayak girls puberty ritual?

girls puberty ritual (no special name)

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what is the location where the Dayak is located?

Borneo, Indonesia

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in the Dayak, girls puberty ritual what was the isolation?

kept in a cabin all alone

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in the Dayak, girls puberty ritual what was the testing?

she can only eat and wear white and the womans “secrets” gets learned to her

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in the Dayak, girls puberty ritual what was the transformation?

she is washed in the lake and painted in bright colors

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in the Dayak, girls puberty ritual what was the celebration?

her community plans a party for her

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what are the 2 main symbols in the Dayak ritual?

white (womanhood, importance) and bright colors (new person, woman NOT child)

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what was the name of the Navajo girls puberty ritual?

Kinaalda

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what is the location of the Navajo culture?

Southwest, US

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in the Navajo, Kinaalda ritual what was the isolation?

in her hogan

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in the Navajo, Kinaalda ritual what was the testing?

she has to lead a run and has to make a corn cake

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in the Navajo, Kinaalda ritual what was the transformation?

she is painted with white clay and is given a massage.

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in the Navajo, Kinaalda ritual what was the celebration?

singing and dancing

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what are the 2 main symbols in the navajo ritual?

corn (life) and changing woman

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what is a hogan?

a navajo home

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what os a alkaan?

a navajo corn cake

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

a married couple

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

nuclear

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

extended family

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

step family

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

blended family

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

polygynous family

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<p>what type of family is this?</p>

what type of family is this?

polyandrous family

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what are 2 similarities between the boys and girls puberty ritual?

  1. is used to become an adult

  2. the same gender takes care of the participants

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what are 2 differentes between the boys and girls puberty ritual?

  1. a man has to get to a certain age to do it but a woman has to get her first period

  2. the mans ritual happens one time, but the woman has to live with there period for most of there life

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what is the name of Malinké boys puberty ritual?

Malinké puberty initiation

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where is the Malinké culture located?

Guinea, Africa

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in the Malinké, puberty initiation ritual what was the isolation?

multiple boys had to stay in a hut in the forst (away from woman and girls)

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in the Malinké, puberty initiation ritual what was the testing?

they were taught mens conduct and were cut in the stomach.

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in the Malinké, puberty initiation ritual what was the transforation?

wide, white pants

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in the Malinké, puberty initiation ritual what was the celebration?

the have a feast through the village

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what are the 2 main symbols in the Malinké ritual?

scars (manliness, bravery) and wide white pants and his own hut (manhood, independence)

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why are rites of passeages important?

there important because they symbolize someone transitioning or moving on from their previous stage. (high school graduations- adulthood/colledge)

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what is the name of the hopi baby naming Ceremony?

Baby naming ceremony (NO special name)

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where is the hopi culture located?

southwest, US

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in the Hopi, baby naming ceremony what was the isolation?

kept in a dark room for 20 days with her/his mother

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in the Hopi, baby naming ceremony what was the testing?

washed in cedar and rubbed in cornmeal

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in the Hopi, baby naming ceremony what was the transformation?

he/she presented to father sun

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in the Hopi, baby naming ceremony what was the celebration?

feast and dancing

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what are the 2 main symbols in the hopi baby naming ceremony?

  1. Corn mother (mother of earth and life) and cedar (tree of life and strength)

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