Anthropology

trace by both of your parents (American society)

just through  one side of the family

only male side of the family

females side of the family only

The family you are born into

Family you procreate

where you live

Where one is expected to live with the male's side of the family

Where one is expected to live on the womens side of the family

Where a couple finds a new location for themselves

one women marries more than one male

one man is married to more than one female

• (Benifits) * keeps the population down
• * preserves the land
• * keeps tradition

one who marries outside of own society

one who marries within one own community

Biological sex (male / Female)

• masculine:
• feminine

belief in the intrinsic superiority of the nation, culture, or group towhich one belongs, often accompanied by feelings of dislike for othergroups

•Beautification•Hygiene•Curbing female sexuality•Clarifies a distinction between male and female•Enhancement of male sexual pleasure•Enhancement of female fertility•Enhancement of female monogamy•Disease prevention•Conforming with social norms and traditions•Ensuring that your daughters will be marriageable•Ensuring a continuation of women’s beliefs and organizations (women control circumcision rituals)

Neonatal circumcision became routine only in late 19thcentury–Preventative measure against masturbation and other acts of sexual deviance•Medicalizedand routinized–Morally and physically “hygienic”–In some areas of the country, the vast majority of living men are circumcised•What are your thoughts on male circumcision in America?