Discussion 3
Anthropologists have noted connections between a woman’s “purity,” the development of social classes and hierarchy in Eurasian cultures, family honor, and women’s connections to property. Summarize how different anthropologists have explained these connections (note: pay particular attention to Stone’s discussion of Goody, Schlegel and Ortner in developing your response). What contemporary Euro-American dating/courtship and marriage practices do you recognize in the history of Euro-American kinship and gender, particularly in terms of hypergamy, endogamy and the double standard?
