Understanding Culture Society and Politics Module 6: Kinship

Ucsp lesson

1. Kinship in UCSP – Grade 12 (1st Quarter) Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

2. Introduction to Kinship Kinship: A network of social relationships based on blood, marriage, or ritual. Essential for understanding how societies organize relationships. Forms the basis of family, household, and political alliances.

3. Kinship by Blood (Consanguineal) Relationships established through biological ties. Descent Systems: • Patrilineal – tracing through the father’s line. • Matrilineal – tracing through the mother’s line. • Bilateral – tracing through both parents’ lines.

4. Kinship by Marriage (Affinal) Relationships established through marital ties. Marriage rules: • Endogamy – marriage within a specific group. • Exogamy – marriage outside a specific group. Marriage types: Monogamy, Serial Monogamy, Polygamy (Polygyny, Polyandry).

5. Kinship by Ritual Relationships established through social or religious customs. Examples: • Compadrazgo – godparenthood in Hispanic cultures. • Adoption and ceremonial kinship.

6. Family and Household Types • Nuclear Family – parents and children. • Extended Family – includes relatives beyond the nuclear unit. • Reconstituted Family – blended families from previous relationships. • Transnational Family – members living across countries.

7. Political Kinship The extension of kinship ties into the political sphere. Examples: • Political dynasties – leadership passed through family lines. • Alliances formed through marriage or kin ties.

8. Conclusion Kinship is a foundational concept in understanding societies. It shapes family, household, and political structures. Provides insights into cultural traditions and social organization.