1. Marriage Socially approved union that unites two or more individuals as spouses – implications In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

2. Marriage Functions – Regulates sexual behavior – Fulfills economic needs of marriage partners – Perpetuates kinship groups – Provides institution for care of children In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

3. Marriage Types – Monogamy – Polygamy Polygyny Polyandry – Group – Symbolic – Fixed-term – Fictive Levirate Sororate Ghost In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

4. Kinship Diagram Symbols Male Female Intersex Individual (regardless of sex) Deceased (use appropriate symbol for sex) Ego (use appropriate symbol for sex) Married = Cohabiting ≈ Divorced Separated ≠ Adopted (use appropriate symbol for sex) Descended from Sibling Family & Kinship Family and kinship are the topics of this lecture. Kin Abbreviations Momother Fa father Br brother Zsister Hhusband Wwife Dadaughter Sson Cocousin Cchild (either sex)

5. Marriage Marriage Choice – Incest taboo – Exogamy – Endogamy – Arranged – Preference Cross-cousin Parallel- cousin In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

6. Family & Kinship Postmarital Residence – Virilocal (patrilocal) – Uxorilocal (matrilocal) – Bilocal (ambilocal) – Neolocal – Avunculocal – Natalocal Family and kinship are the topics of this lecture.

7. Marriage Economics – Bride-wealth/bride-price – Bride service – Dowry hypergamy – Woman exchange In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.

8. Marriage Marriage 1 http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_228/node_232/img/2007/04/18/117687898118304_1.jpg http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_228/node_232/img/2007/04/18/117687898118304_1.jpg Chinese http://www.un-instraw.org/revista/hypermail/alltickers/en/att-0471/china_pingyao_10014653tm.jpghttp://www.un-instraw.org/revista/hypermail/alltickers/en/att-0471/china_pingyao_10014653tm.jpg India: http://society.indianetzone.comhttp://society.indianetzone.com Finland: http://sydaby.eget.nethttp://sydaby.eget.net Thailand: http://www.th4u.comhttp://www.th4u.com Morocco: http://www.zawaj.com/weddingways/images/morocco/applyhenna.jpghttp://www.zawaj.com/weddingways/images/morocco/applyhenna.jpg Romania: http://www.bed-and-breakfast.ro/images/zone/maramures_obiceiuri_7.jpghttp://www.bed-and-breakfast.ro/images/zone/maramures_obiceiuri_7.jpg Lao: http://www.laoweddings.com/images/wed6-large.jpghttp://www.laoweddings.com/images/wed6-large.jpg Polygamy: http://a.abcnews.com/images/Primetime/abc_polygamy1_070423_ms.jpghttp://a.abcnews.com/images/Primetime/abc_polygamy1_070423_ms.jpg Polyandry: http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/75543420.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193F59B4249CE 5E7FC7AEA186012AF9028C284831B75F48EF45\ http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/75543420.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193F59B4249CE 5E7FC7AEA186012AF9028C284831B75F48EF45\ Symbolic marriage: http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/tours/2006/hyderabad/hanuman/hanuman.htmlhttp://www.dattapeetham.com/india/tours/2006/hyderabad/hanuman/hanuman.html Sororate: http://www.socwel.ku.edu/candagrant/Gallery/HFC- Thumbnail/Korean%20Shamanism/Spirit%20Marriage%20Ritual,%20Chungmu,%20S.%20Korea,%2093,%20EC/ Pak%20Yosa%20as%20Proxy%20for%20Ghost-Bride,%20with%20Groom.jpghttp://www.socwel.ku.edu/candagrant/Gallery/HFC- Thumbnail/Korean%20Shamanism/Spirit%20Marriage%20Ritual,%20Chungmu,%20S.%20Korea,%2093,%20EC/ Pak%20Yosa%20as%20Proxy%20for%20Ghost-Bride,%20with%20Groom.jpg Cross-cousin marriage: http://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/cross-parallel-cousins.gifhttp://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/cross-parallel-cousins.gif In this lecture, you will learn about the various types of marriages, the function of marriage, and its economic benefits.