Describe the features of the kinship system of North India
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Characteristic Features of the North Indian Kinship Systems
Gotra exogamy: One must not marry into his father's, his mother's and his father's mother's gotra. In orthodox societies, marriage into one's mother's mother's gotra is also a taboo.Spatial and geographical limits of endogamy and exogamy: If a daughter is given into a certain family of a certain village, a second daughter is generally not given into the same family or village in that generation and not in the next two generations at least.Marriages are customarily arranged - partners are chosen from within the caste (endogamy)Hypergamy - Women tend to marry slightly upwards in the status hierarchyMarriage of cousins viewed with great disfavourLocal exogamy, even if they are of different gotrasRules of marriage:- must not marry in his patri-clan - must avoid marriage with children of his mother's siblings and cousins - must avoid marriage with children of his F'Zs children and with the children of his F's female cousinsAvoid marriage with Sapinda - 5 generations in the male line (Agnatic) and 3 generations in the female line (Uterine)Asymmetrical relationship between wife-givers and wife-takersEarly marriage of girls and boysGauna ceremonySeparate rules of conduct for daughters and bridesLeviratic unionsMotive behind polygyny: display of status and wealth, apart from the desire for a male progenyPatrilineal, patriarchal and patrilocal Joint familyBehaviour is strictly regulated according to generations, whether one is born in the family or married into the family, whether one is a man or a woman
Gotra exogamy: One must not marry into his father's, his mother's and his father's mother's gotra. In orthodox societies, marriage into one's mother's mother's gotra is also a taboo.Spatial and geographical limits of endogamy and exogamy: If a daughter is given into a certain family of a certain village, a second daughter is generally not given into the same family or village in that generation and not in the next two generations at least.Marriages are customarily arranged - partners are chosen from within the caste (endogamy)Hypergamy - Women tend to marry slightly upwards in the status hierarchyMarriage of cousins viewed with great disfavourLocal exogamy, even if they are of different gotrasRules of marriage:- must not marry in his patri-clan - must avoid marriage with children of his mother's siblings and cousins - must avoid marriage with children of his F'Zs children and with the children of his F's female cousinsAvoid marriage with Sapinda - 5 generations in the male line (Agnatic) and 3 generations in the female line (Uterine)Asymmetrical relationship between wife-givers and wife-takersEarly marriage of girls and boysGauna ceremonySeparate rules of conduct for daughters and bridesLeviratic unionsMotive behind polygyny: display of status and wealth, apart from the desire for a male progenyPatrilineal, patriarchal and patrilocal Joint familyBehaviour is strictly regulated according to generations, whether one is born in the family or married into the family, whether one is a man or a woman
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