Social Studies F & LC Unit

Menarche

Menarche is the technical term for a person's very first menstrual period, signaling the beginning of reproductive maturity during puberty.

Family

In anthropology, family is defined as a flexible social and economic unit, usually involving co-residence, where members are linked by kinship—consanguinity (blood), affinity (marriage), or adoption.

Age set

An age set is a group of people who are about the same age and are treated as a group in a society.

Life cycle

The life cycle means the stages a person goes through from birth to death, as understood by a society or culture.

Rite of passage

A rite of passage, in anthropology, is a ceremony or ritual that marks an important change in a person’s life.

Symbolism

In anthropology, symbolism means using objects, actions, words, or images to represent deeper meanings that are important in a culture.

Fictive kin

In anthropology, fictive kin are people who are treated like family even though they are not related by blood or marriage.

Age grade

The series of rites of passage in a culture.

Hogan

In anthropology, a hogan is a traditional home used by the Navajo people.

Alkaan

In Navajo culture, an alkaan is a corn cake.

What are the four stages in a rite of passage?

Isolation, Testing, Transformation, Celebration

What is a nuclear family?

A nuclear family is a family group made up of just the parents and their children.

What is a polyandrous family?

A polyandrous family is a family in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time.

What is a polygynous family?

A polygynous family is a family in which a man has more than one wife at the same time.

What is a step-family?

A step-family is a family where at least one parent has children from a previous relationship.

What is a blended family?

A blended family is a family where two adults and their children from previous relationships come together to form one household.

What is a single parent family?

A single parent family is a family where only one parent is raising the children.

What is an extended family?

An extended family is a family that includes relatives beyond just the parents and their children. Three plus generations.

Where do the Malinke live?

The Malinke live in West Africa.

Where do the Navajo live?

The Navajo live in the southwestern United States.

Where do the Dayak live?

The Dayak live on the island of Borneo in Indonesia.

Where do the Hopi live?

The Hopi live in Arizona United States.

Where do the Kuna live?

The Kuna live in Panama (San Blas Islands).

What ritual do the Malinke practice?

Boy’s Puberty Ritual.

What ritual do the Navajo practice?

Kinaalda.

What ritual do the Dayak practice?

Girl’s Puberty Ritual.

What ritual do the Hopi practice?

Baby Naming Ceremony.

What ritual do the Kuna practice?

Girl’s Puberty Ritual/Flowering.