Critical Thinking Paper: Kinship Organizations
Kinship systems in Foraging and Horticultural based societies
provide support for people in all stages of their life. Address the
following in a two- to three-page paper:
Identify and describe the kinship system of one of the cultures
listed below. These cultures are found in Chapters 3 and 4 of your
text.
San
Australian Aborigines
Btsisi
Inuit of the Artic
Iroquois
Yanomamo
Briefly describe the culture and identify
three specific examples of how the
kinship system of the chosen culture impacts the way this culture
behaves (i.e. thinks, acts, lives).
Compare this to your own society. Does kinship impact these
same behaviors in your own life? Why or why not?