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Alliance and classification among the Lamet
Sociologus • 10 (2) • Published In 1960 • Pages: 97-119
By: Needham, Rodney.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Drawing on ethnographic and linguistic data collected on Rmeet (Lamet) peoples’ kinship terms, descent rules and marriage practices, this article shows the existence of asymmetric alliances between villages prescribed as “wife-givers” and “wife-takers.” Analysis of marriages reveals that the asymmetric alliance between these two groups is reproduced in many ways, including in gifts among families, the internal structure of dwellings, etiquette when hosting guests, and symbolic expressions.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Regulation of marriage
- Mode of marriage
- Arranging a marriage
- Gender roles and issues
- Gender status
- Kin relationships
- Kinship terminology
- Rule of descent
- Lineages
- Kinship regulation of sex
- Family relationships
- Gift giving
- Status, role, and prestige
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rmeet
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2018
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1937-1938
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Luang Namtha, Oudômxai, and Bokèo provinces, Laos
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Rodney Needham
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 118)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 55017613
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Lamet (Laotian people)