Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Identify the importance of kinship in anthropology and social structure
• Distinguish between terms of reference and terms of address
• Explain the differences between family and household
• Describe the differences in families across cultures
• List the various family types
• Discuss the different kinship systems
• Recognize the three forms of kinship
• State the forms of marriage across cultures
• Summarize the economic and symbolic dimensions of marriage
• Outline the social importance of remarriage obligations