Tutorial HUMA 100K

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Tutorial HUMA 100K

• 6 Dec 2006

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Rundown of the Tutorial

• Freedman, M. 1958. Lineage Organization in
  Southeastern China. Pp. 46-50, 81-91. London
  Athlone Press.
• Chan, S. C. 2001. Selling Ancestors Land A Hong
  Kong Lineage Adapts. Modern China 27(2) 262-284.
  
• Fox, Robin. 1967,1983 . Unilineal Descent System
  p. 97-121. Kinship and Marriage. Cambridge.
  University Press.

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Characteristics of Chinese Lineage (Base on
Freedmans readings)

• Biologically but also socially it added new
  generation to the system
• Social Stratification Difference between the
  rich and poor within the lineage by segmentation
• Ancestor worship
• Common property
• Localized community?

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Question of Discussion(Selina Chans Reading)

• 1a. How did the emigration and selling of
  ancestor land change the live of the Pang lineage
  in the New Territories?
• 1b. How did they maintain their sense of
  belonging and identity? How did it led to the
  rise of a transnational imagined identity as a
  lineage member?

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Unilineal descent group (Reading of Fox)

• Main theme
• the reading highlights that they are different
  kind of patrilineal and matrilineal
  societies.esp. various residential pattern.
• The two systems are not the simple mirror
  opposition of others.

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Characteristics of Matrilineal society

• Cannot form its own breeding unit due to
  exogamtic rule and incest taboo
• Compete of male power between brotherhood and
  husband
• Need of co-operation of the males of other
  lineages

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Different kinds of matrilineal society

• A Keep All the members of the lineage together
• B Keep the female member together but disperse
  the males
• C Keep the male members together and disperse the
  females
• D Disperse all the members

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Characteristics of patrlineal society

• Role of women
• Solidarity
• Main issue How to find a wife
• Role of ancestor