2. African Society Great Empires

3. Focus Question / Identify, in one or two words, the reason why you would get married.

4. Traditional African Society / Patriarchy: / Male dominated society / Patrilineal Descent: / headship of the family is traced through the first born male, of the first born male, and so on / Patrilocality: / when a women goes to live with the husband’s family / Patriarchy: / Male dominated society / Patrilineal Descent: / headship of the family is traced through the first born male, of the first born male, and so on / Patrilocality: / when a women goes to live with the husband’s family

5. Traditional African Social Structure / Individual: / unmarried single person / Individual: / unmarried single person

6. Traditional African Social Structure / Extended Family: / three or more generations living in a single household / Extended Family: / three or more generations living in a single household

7. Traditional African Social Structure / Clan: / a social group comprising a number of families who claim descent from common ancestor and whose families are linked by marriage / Clan: / a social group comprising a number of families who claim descent from common ancestor and whose families are linked by marriage

8. Traditional African Social Structure / Tribe: / a social group comprising numerous clans linked by marriage / Tribe: / a social group comprising numerous clans linked by marriage

9. Benefits to Living in a Tribal Society / close family relationships / a “social security” system based on family / economic cooperation amongst family, clan and tribe members / a sense of social unity and shared history / close family relationships / a “social security” system based on family / economic cooperation amongst family, clan and tribe members / a sense of social unity and shared history

10. Drawbacks to Living in a Tribal Society / economic competition amongst different tribes and clans / tribal warfare / “my tribe” before “my nation” = limited sense of nationalism / economic competition amongst different tribes and clans / tribal warfare / “my tribe” before “my nation” = limited sense of nationalism

11. Traditional Marriage Practices / Bride Wealth: / a gift given by the groom’s family to marry a bride / (unlike dowry – bride’s family gives gift to groom’s family) / Bride Wealth: / a gift given by the groom’s family to marry a bride / (unlike dowry – bride’s family gives gift to groom’s family)

12. Traditional Marriage Practices / Bride Wealth: / = higher status for women / gift says that women are valuable as productive members of society / Bride Wealth: / = higher status for women / gift says that women are valuable as productive members of society

13. A Tribal Family Tree Traditional African Social Structure

14. David Besozzi, the Individual Me

15. The Besozzi Nuclear Family =

16. The Besozzi Extended Family = = = patrilineal descent = U

17. Besozzi Clan Snyder Clan The Besozzi/Snyder Clan = = == = = = U

18. Snyder Clan Besozzi Clan McDougal Clan The Besozzi Tribe === = == = == = == = U

19. Homework / Create your own tribal family tree. / It must contain the following: / You as an individual. / Your nuclear family. / Possible extended family if you live in one. / Any clan linkages (two or more families linked by marriage). / Tribal connections (numerous clans linked by marriage). / You will need to include at least three or more generations of your direct relatives, the families of their husband or wife, and their children for it to be a clan/tribe. / Create your own tribal family tree. / It must contain the following: / You as an individual. / Your nuclear family. / Possible extended family if you live in one. / Any clan linkages (two or more families linked by marriage). / Tribal connections (numerous clans linked by marriage). / You will need to include at least three or more generations of your direct relatives, the families of their husband or wife, and their children for it to be a clan/tribe.