Final Definitions

sexual dimorphism
    -the systematic difference between individuals of different sex
sex
    -biological difference between male and female
gender
    -cultural difference between male and female or intermediate and ambiguous forms
   ~ nature et. culture
        -means of determining gender through biological factors and cultural factors
sexuality
    -the awareness of individuals as males or females

public vs. private
    -women as caregivers remain at home (private)
    -men, without the obligations of home care can venture out into the world and engage in non-private matters (public)

kinship
    -the kinship system includes people related both by descent and marriage
    -Human kinship relations through marriage are commonly called "affinity" in contrast to "descent" (also called "consanguinity")

descent group/unilineal/patrilineal/matrilineal/bilateral (cognatic)/lineage/clan totem *from wikipedia

A descent group is a social group whose members claim common ancestry. A unilineal society is one in which the descent of an individual is reckoned either from the mother's or the father's line of descent. With matrilineal descent individuals belong to their mother's descent group. Matrilineal descent includes the mother's brother, who in some societies may pass along inheritance to the sister's children or succession to a sister's son. With patrilineal descent, individuals belong to their father's descent group. Societies with the Iroquois kinship system, are typically uniliineal, while the Iroquois proper are specifically matrilineal.

A lineage is a descent group that can demonstrate their common descent from a known apical ancestor. Unilineal lineages can be matrilineal or patrilineal, depending on whether they are traced through mothers or fathers, respectively. Whether matrilineal or patrilineal descent is considered most significant differs from culture to culture. A clan is a descent group that claims common descent from an apical ancestor (but often cannot demonstrate it, or "stipulated descent"). If a clan's apical ancestor is nonhuman, it is called a totem.

incest
    -sexual intercourse between close relatives as defined by a cultural jurisdiction and social taboo

exogamy
    -marriage outside of a specified group
endogamy
    -marriage within a specified group
negative marriage rule
    -designation of who individuals cannot marry
positive marriage rule
    -designation of who individuals can marry
partilocality
    -married couple and subsequent family live with the groom's family
matrilocality
    -married couple and subsequent family live with bride's family
neolocality
    -married couple and subsequent family live in new territory, separate of either family

bridewealth
    -possessions paid to the bride's family from a groom for the right to marry their daughter
dowry
    -possessions paid to the groom from a bride's family to establish a new household

monogamy
    -marriage between a set pair of individuals
polygamy
    -marriage between a man and multiple women
polyandry
    -marriage between a woman and multiple men

sororate marriage
    -marriage between a man and his wife's sister (often determined by social necessity)
levrite marriage
    -marriage between a woman and her husband's brother (often determined by social necessity)

genitor
    -biological father
pater
    -social father

family of orientation
    -family into which individuals are born into (often considered from the perspective of children)
family of procreation
    -family which is created by marriage or sexual relations (often considered from the perspective of parents)

animism
    -simple religious belief in universal possession of souls (i.e. everything has a soul and all living things can perpetuate life)
mana
    -natural force contained within all things and constitutes the soul, often the origins of "magic"
magic
    -invocation of religious beliefs or ceremonies to affect the physical world
totemism
    -religious belief that a spiritual being or animal shares kinship with a familial group
shamanistic religion
    -religious belief that some individuals communicate with the spiritual world and can be sought out for assistance on an individual basis
 communal religion
    -religion of a group with no defined practices or practitioners
Olympian religion
    -religion with defined practices and a full time priest
monotheistic religion
    -Olympian religion with a single deity
cargo cults
    -sects of a submissive community that carry parts of their original religion or culture into the newly established religion
revitalization movement
    -movement to reinstall faith or enthusiasm in the members of a religion

world system/core/semi-periphery/periphery
core
    -industrialized countries that determine the economy of the surrounding countries; wealthiest countries and highest level of production
semi-periphery
    -relatively industrialized countries that process raw materials of periphery countries and sell them to core countries
perophery
    -unindustrialized countries that collect and provide raw materials to core countries or semi-periphery; often subsistence farming practiced