article
Zuni family ties and household-group values: a revisionist cultural model of Zuni social organization
Journal of anthropological research • 53 • Published In 1997 • Pages: 17-29
By: Watts, Linda K. (Linda Kay).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
An ethnolinguistically derived cultural model of the meanings and use of Zuni relational terminology provides a revisionist account of Zuni social organization based on the primacy and prototypicality of role structure categories withn the Zuni household-group system. This revisionist model clarifies the nature of role positions within the Zuni household group and identifies three fundamental principles of social relations operating within the household group: relative seniority ranking, degree of social proximity, and ceremonial sponsorship. These three cultural principles, rather than genealogical reckoning, govern the ongoing use of relational terminoloogy as indexical of actual social relationships within the family, ceremonial system and pueblo community at large (p. 17).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Household
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- Clans
- Status, role, and prestige
- Community structure
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zuni
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- 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.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1986
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1986
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Linda K. Watts
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-29)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73645054
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zuni Indians