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Patrilateral Cross‐Cousin Marriage among the Magpie Miao: Preferential or Prescriptive 1
Author(s) -
Mark Lindy
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1967.69.1.02a00060
Subject(s) - cousin , situational ethics , genealogy , preference , order (exchange) , sociology , psychology , social psychology , history , mathematics , archaeology , statistics , economics , finance
Marriages between persons of specified kin relationships are favored more in some societies than in others. Sometimes where a great preference is apparent, there is nevertheless a discrepancy between verbal expression and actual practice. An examination of Magpie Miao genealogies is made in order to discover the extent to which the supposedly highly favored ( prescriptive ) patrilateral cross‐cousin marriage is practiced, and to evaluate the extent against certain situational restraints.