Kinship terminology

Tribal Identity and Class Differentiation – A Sociological Study Submitted by Toshali Pattnaik ( 56 ) Teacher in Charge Preeti Priyam Sharma

her shadow at a tribal dance, and I have seen her, pensive and inviolable, her clothes clinging to her wet body, beside a tank in Benares .Yes this woman keeps crossing my dreams causing in me a fearful disturbance, the full meaning of which I have yet to understand. (p.93) This vague image is later concretized in the form of Bilasia, the Bhil woman whom he finds an ideal combination of Otherness and the Self. Bilasia's exotic Otherness is clearly seen in her "untamed beauty", her promiscuity and

to use through the hard work of their ancestry. The ties between communities and the Klamath River as their source of livelihood within Klamath Basin have been well documented in documentaries and history books, despite the differences between communities. Both tribal members and irrigators have expressed concern that there way of life will not be continued by future generations (Doremus and Tarlock 2008). Because of the cultural connections to place, debates within the Klamath are often tied to

what they do. Their customs reflect their society because everything they do has a reason. Some customs may have come about because of the environment, the natural resources, or possibly just beliefs. There are several customs about family and kinship. An Arunta camp usually has one to two families. The Arunta live in such small groups so they do not have to worry about hunting a lot of food for big camps. If their camp were attacked, it would be a lot easier to look after a small amount of people

of that particular group according to mathematical formulation have a co-efficient relationship of 1. Sahlins also argues that the structure of social interest is not constituted by genetic factors of an individual nature. Yet, the theory of kinship dominates a large portion of the text and he explores kin selection. This theory of kin selection has been tested in Polynesia. The advantages of testing for kin selection in Polynesia are best put forward for these following reasons. First, Polynesian

Marshall Sahlins also effectively shows that there is a disadvantage among kinship being used for cross-cultural comparison because interdependency tends to be found among many different groups regardless of their kinship models. Therefore because kinship exists in all cultures, and all cultures have interdependency in order for the relationships to function, it makes it easier to compare various cultures. It is also evident in another text called “Witch Beliefs and Social Structure” by Monica Wilson

therefore the role that Africanity plays in black families determines the unique form black families take. Africanity is at the root of black families. The operation of the black family is directly linked to African culture through an African attitude, kinship networks, and childbearing.      The black family is centered around the African ethos, a common guiding principle that filled African peoples lives. The African ethos, broken down into two categories, is the survival of the tribe and the oneness

1.2 Statement of Problem Like many other societies, the Khasi matrilineal society is also undergoing change, these changes may caused by the internal change or external change, consequently with change there is always a shift which maybe positive and as well negative. Looking at the current scenario of the Khasis where it is on the transitional change affecting or challenging the system itself, the researcher would like to address and study these issues. The Khasis being one of the

kin, and marriage are established through how society decides their lineage, which establishes cultural rituals within the society. Family, kin, and marriage lies are established by the type of descent system the society uses. Descent is traced kinship relationships through parents. The concept of family, kin, and marriage strive to and support

Tribe, described by the dictionary as, “Any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions”, can cause many people to often tumble into disagreement with one another over the meaning of this word. Arguments have lead people to believe that the word tribe refers to a group of people that are primitive and savage, but Archeologists have cleaned up the meaning. Archaeologists define the word tribe as, “A political group that comprises several