Henslin chapter 12 Soc 2010

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Common Cultural Themes 

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All societies use marriage and family to establish patterns of mate selection, descent, inheritance, and authority Mate Selection –  Endogamy

= marry inside their group  Exogamy- marry outside their group  Incest Taboo = prohibits sex/marriage among designated relatives

Marriage and Family


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