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SUMMARY:Kinship and sex-biased parental investment among the Mosuo of Sout
 hwest China - Dr Siobhán M. Mattison\, University of New MExico
DTSTART:20160413T153000Z
DTEND:20160413T163000Z
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CONTACT:Aurélien Mounier
DESCRIPTION:The Mosuo of Southwest China are the only society to practice 
 both patrilineal and matrilineal kinship as distinct modes of inheritance 
 and descent. In this talk\, I explore variation in kinship practices and p
 arental investment in relation to subsistence base and market integration 
 among patrilineal and matrilineal Mosuo. I show that tourism is associated
  with departures from normative matrilineal behaviors\, including differen
 ces in fathers’ investments in their children and that mode of inheritan
 ce is associated with modest preferences for sons in patrilineal areas and
  for daughters in matrilineal areas. Using the lens of behavioral ecology\
 , I advocate for a more nuanced depiction of Mosuo kinship practices than 
 has often been provided and for recognition of the material\, in addition 
 to cultural\, contributions to divergent behaviors
LOCATION:BioAnth Lecture Theatre (Room 41)\, Division of Biological Anthro
 pology\, Pembroke Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QG
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