Kinship, Descent, and Social Organization Concepts

These flashcards cover essential concepts related to kinship, descent groups, social organization, and theories of stratification.

Kinship is culturally diverse and relates to people through and .

blood (consanguineal) and marriage (affinal)

Most common of all descent groups is __ descent.

unilineal descent

A corporate descent group whose members trace their descent from a common ancestor is called a __.

lineage

A __ is a noncorporate descent group where members claim descent from a mythical 'totemic' ancestor.

clan

Ambilineal descent allows an individual to choose which side of the family to __.

follow

Bilateral descent results when small domestic units are of primary __.

importance

Max Weber's three criteria for measuring social inequality are wealth, power, and __.

prestige

In a stratified society, the class shows mobility, while the class has no mobility.

open-class; closed-class

Egalitarian societies have no differences in wealth, power, or __.

prestige

The __ system emphasizes the nuclear family and is used by hunter-gathering societies.

Eskimo (Inuit)

A group of people born in the same time period is referred to as an __ set.

age set

Social control through __ involves internalized beliefs and values that deter antisocial behavior.

cultural control

Acculturation leads to major cultural changes forced through __.

contact

The spread of customs or practices between cultures is known as __.

diffusion

A __ society is characterized by the power being centralized in a government that has legalized use of force.

state society

Social stratification is a system whereby members of a society are ranked or relative to other members.

higher; lower