M1 Discussion: Anthropology, Gender and Kinship

Anthropology, Gender and Kinship Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Professor’s Name Date Anthropology, Gender and Kinship Families play very essential roles in various societies. One primary function is child socialization. As revealed in Crash Course Sociology video #37, families socialize children by developing manners that are proper for corporations and organizations in society (CrashCourse, 2017). For instance, in nuclear families, parents use instrumental communication to monitor children’s behaviors, whereas in extended families, more than two generations involve themselves in child care. Another function is economic support, most especially in cases where the family is large or extended, as is common among Africans and Asians. In such systems, several family members help each other in terms of financial security, where everyone is an earn...