Matrilineality

chief of houses,inheritence of property is through female line,and women make the business decisions but political power stays in the hands of males, which disqualifies them as true martriarchy. More accurately Mosuo is a matrilineal society but matrilineality does not indicate the entire truth. Approximately 2000 years ago Tibeto-Burman ancestors of existing Mosuo culture devised a family and kinship system that is not based on marriage. They have no husbands and wives

The Yunnan and Szechuan provinces of southwest china have been home to the people of the Mosuo culture for nearly 2000 years. With a population of approximately 56, 000, the Mosuo tribe is dwarfed when compared to china’s population of 3.1 billion. The majority of the families live around Lugu Lake, a region that was isolated from the world until the 1970s.The Mosuo tribe is often described as one of the last living matriarchal societies today. “Given that Mosuo women make most of the major decisions

Today, many societies are patrilineal and sons would inherit property and economic assets from their father. It is uncommon to find a society in which a female holds more power, control and authority over a male. With that being said, it is also rare that property and lands are passed through female lines, from mother to daughter. However, there are still few living societies today that practice matrilineal customs, one of which is the Minangkabau. The Minangkabau village is located in West Sumatra

This section contains only a summary of “Chapter 7 on The Kinship, Interaction and Identity” from the book “The Baba of Melaka: Culture Identity of a Chinese Peranakan community in Malaysia” written by Tan Chee Beng which was published in 1988. The author’s main purpose for writing this chapter is to identify in what ways is the Peranakan Chinese kinship system built based on the concept of social interaction between Baba and the non-Baba Chinese as well as other ethnic groups, especially amongst

1.2 Statement of Problem Like many other societies, the Khasi matrilineal society is also undergoing change, these changes may caused by the internal change or external change, consequently with change there is always a shift which maybe positive and as well negative. Looking at the current scenario of the Khasis where it is on the transitional change affecting or challenging the system itself, the researcher would like to address and study these issues. The Khasis being one of the

The Wayuu people today, number over 400,000 spread over the northern parts of both Colombia and Venezuela, and speak their own language known as Wayuunaiki. They are a society organized into twelve clans, with the associated animal name passed down through the generations. Being a matrilineal society, the mother's bloodline holds the clan name, and women hold high positions in the Wayuu society. They practice nomadic pastoralism, herding goats and roaming in the arid desert. The large majority of

Cahokia is arguably one of the most influential cities in its time. Although there is little known about Cahokia, aspects of their culture (like games, artifacts, and religious aspects) can be found throughout the Americas. If so much of the area had not been bulldozed before being excavated, we may have known more about the area. Cahokia had such an impact during its time, traces of Cahokia can be found in other communities such as the Osage, Pawnee, and many more. 1. Cahokia made its huge mark

Development of the law on property The fundamental precepts have largely influenced the customary laws of the Khasis on the use, application, transfer and alienation of property and wealth among Khasis. Analysing from both angles of ascription vis-à-vis achievement of women in Khasimatriliny we found that i. The rule of matrilineal descent is intact without any structural change ii. domestic decision of women is restrictive, male members have an upper hand (iii) Religious authority within indigenous

The main idea of “The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea” is to provide the reader with an understanding of gender roles and the accumulation of gender specific wealth, as well as, how that wealth is used to further social and political agendas within society. It is important to note that the Trobrianders are a matrilineal society. This has a major effect on how wealth is accumulated and distributed and also serves to reinforce family ties. The Trobriand society functions as a chiefdom, though

Matriliny is a system in which descent is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors it is also a societal system in which one belongs to one's matriliny or mother's lineage, this involves the inheritance of property and/or titles. In a matrilineal descent system an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as her or his mother (Chacko, 1998). According to (A. Q. Lyngdoh & Nongkynrih, 2015) they stated that in the original Khasi matrilineal system constitutes of the kni