“Kinship is the recognition of a relationship between persons based on descent(consanguineal) and marriage(affinal)” (Stone, 2000:5). A kinship system in a specific society can often be refered to the way in which that specific society defines and uses relations of kinship, encompassing the rights and obligations recognized between kin or groups of kin.
Kinship can be defined in various ways in various, different societies and cultures. Kinship was created as a result of they way in which people live as well as their moral and social beliefs systems and the practices of the systems. Kinship has however evolved from social aspects of society to the political and economical aspects of society and many kin groups can also be political and economical groups. There are two types of kinship. The first one is affinal kinship, which basically is the new relationship formed by two people who get married .The affinal kinship is the result of a marriage. The second type of kinship is a consaguineous kinship and it has three subdivisions which include primary,secondary and tertiary kinship. This kind of kinship includes the parents and their children, whether they are their biological children or their adopted children. It can also be seen in certain societies or instances where in a case where the biological father or mother of a child is absent, the role of the mother or the father can then be take over by another person who is consided to be a part of that specific family’s kin. In this particular article that Stone has written, she introduces the Kinship Code that anthropologists use to diagram kin relationships .This diagram can be used as egocentric diagram. …show more content…
This diagram is used to present and show the kinship relationships that may or may not involve people who are biologically or genetically connected to one another. A egocentric diagram is rather used to represents who these people,in certain families, recognize as their own kin. The diagram is therefore a representation based on what person who completed the diagram understood from the information and it is then viewed from their own point of view, in order to communicate it to the viewers of the diagram. Kinship, in certain cultures, determines who a person may marry or who is more suitable for an individual to marry. Most cultures do not allow you to marry within your family, but the idea of who is considered family in certain culture does vary from one culture to the next culture. An example of this would be that in some western cultures, marrying someone who might be you third or fourth cousin would be frowned upon as they are still seen and viewed as a part of your family. Yet in some other cultures, you third of fourth cousin might be not be seen as pat of your family because they are so distant, which would then mean that marriage would ultimatley be accepted between the two. Kinship is viewed as an important concept in society as it teaches one about what the most basic part of a culture is, which is then seen as the family. After one begins to understand what it is that constitutes the meaning of family, does it then become clear of what the rules or norms are of certain families in certain cultures. It then also means that one can begin to understand the interactions that are allowed in certain families in different cultures as well as the interactions allowed between certain family members in cases of who is consireded to be family or related …show more content…
Everywhere, whether among farmers or herders, in urban spaces or in transnational family constellations, kinship relations determine people’s lives and survival. They are vital to the production and distribution of resources; caring for children, the old and the sick; and securing biological and social reproduction.”( Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin 2010,p.44). In the article ,“Changing Webs of Kinship: Spotlights on West Africa” by Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin, the authors also stress the value of kinship in certain societies in Africa today still. It shows the reader how important kinship is in these peoples everday lives. It shows the reader that in these cultures, kinship determines these peoples survival not only economically but also on a social, spiritual and personal
Kinship can be defined in various ways in various, different societies and cultures. Kinship was created as a result of they way in which people live as well as their moral and social beliefs systems and the practices of the systems. Kinship has however evolved from social aspects of society to the political and economical aspects of society and many kin groups can also be political and economical groups. There are two types of kinship. The first one is affinal kinship, which basically is the new relationship formed by two people who get married .The affinal kinship is the result of a marriage. The second type of kinship is a consaguineous kinship and it has three subdivisions which include primary,secondary and tertiary kinship. This kind of kinship includes the parents and their children, whether they are their biological children or their adopted children. It can also be seen in certain societies or instances where in a case where the biological father or mother of a child is absent, the role of the mother or the father can then be take over by another person who is consided to be a part of that specific family’s kin. In this particular article that Stone has written, she introduces the Kinship Code that anthropologists use to diagram kin relationships .This diagram can be used as egocentric diagram. …show more content…
This diagram is used to present and show the kinship relationships that may or may not involve people who are biologically or genetically connected to one another. A egocentric diagram is rather used to represents who these people,in certain families, recognize as their own kin. The diagram is therefore a representation based on what person who completed the diagram understood from the information and it is then viewed from their own point of view, in order to communicate it to the viewers of the diagram. Kinship, in certain cultures, determines who a person may marry or who is more suitable for an individual to marry. Most cultures do not allow you to marry within your family, but the idea of who is considered family in certain culture does vary from one culture to the next culture. An example of this would be that in some western cultures, marrying someone who might be you third or fourth cousin would be frowned upon as they are still seen and viewed as a part of your family. Yet in some other cultures, you third of fourth cousin might be not be seen as pat of your family because they are so distant, which would then mean that marriage would ultimatley be accepted between the two. Kinship is viewed as an important concept in society as it teaches one about what the most basic part of a culture is, which is then seen as the family. After one begins to understand what it is that constitutes the meaning of family, does it then become clear of what the rules or norms are of certain families in certain cultures. It then also means that one can begin to understand the interactions that are allowed in certain families in different cultures as well as the interactions allowed between certain family members in cases of who is consireded to be family or related …show more content…
Everywhere, whether among farmers or herders, in urban spaces or in transnational family constellations, kinship relations determine people’s lives and survival. They are vital to the production and distribution of resources; caring for children, the old and the sick; and securing biological and social reproduction.”( Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin 2010,p.44). In the article ,“Changing Webs of Kinship: Spotlights on West Africa” by Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin, the authors also stress the value of kinship in certain societies in Africa today still. It shows the reader how important kinship is in these peoples everday lives. It shows the reader that in these cultures, kinship determines these peoples survival not only economically but also on a social, spiritual and personal