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The Yanomamo and Cross-Cultural Marriage
Essay # 8297
The Yanomamo and Cross-Cultural Marriage
An introduction to the South American Indian tribe, the Yanomamo and and an exploration into their customs, including their system of cross-cultural marriage.
2,630 words (approx. 10.5 pages) |
10 sources |
MLA | 2002
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A paper which examines the Yanomami people - a remote tribe in the Tropical Forest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. The paper shows their customs and culture and focuses on their system of cross-cultural marriage which follows a bilateral cross-cousin marriage system. The paper also discusses Napoleon A. Chagnon, a young American ethnographer who brought the knowledge of Yanomamo ethnography to the world.From the Paper:
"The practice of infanticide is practiced in their culture. This is one of the reasons why there are more males than women. If a female is born she is killed at birth. They feel that women are inferior. Some Yanomamo women kill their infant because they fear the wrath of their husbands for having a female baby. The Yanomano may choke the baby with a vine, suffocating the infant by placing a stick across her nose, or slamming her against a tree. "More papers on The Yanomamo and Cross-Cultural Marriage:
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APA Citation:
The Yanomamo and Cross-Cultural Marriage (2012, February 10). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Yanomamo-and-Cross-Cultural-Marriage/8297
MLA Citation:
"The Yanomamo and Cross-Cultural Marriage" 10 February 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Yanomamo-and-Cross-Cultural-Marriage/8297>
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