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Sociology of Kinship

Notes

What do you know about kingroup and Kindred?

2.3 Summary

• A blood related unilateral kingroup is called lineage, whose progamies search their
genevational relation through any known ancestors.
• The membership of dynasty is completely based on blood relations.
• When many dynasties or clang are joint as a huge group for some reason, they are called
as Phratry. It is a sub-division of any tribe.
• When a tribe devides in two parts because of some reason then each parts is called Phratry,
Moiety. It is called ‘ambialent or bipetalled’ organisation in tribal groups.

2.4 Keywords

1. Incest. Sexual relation between two close blood relatives whose marriage is not permitted, is
called incest. Sexual relation between father-daughter, mother-son or uterine brother-sister
falls in the category of incest.
2. Incest Taboo. Prohibition of sexual relation between close relatives is called incest taboo. Like
father-daughter, mother-son, uterine brother-sister sexual relation is prohibited.

2.5 Review Questions

1. What is the difference between lineage and dynasty?
2. What does fraternity means?
3. What do you understand by Kinship group?
4. What does Totemism mean?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Tribes 2. Exogamous 3. Animals

2.6 Further Readings

Encyclopaedia of Sociology—Harikrishana Rawat.
Social Anthropology—Majumdar and Madan.
Indian Society and Social Institutions—Gupta and Sharma.
Family Tour in India—Tremvore Malik, Kalpaz Publication.

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