marital, familial and kinship patterns
hi guys!
my name is grace haveria, i'm a 4th year student from the University of the Philippines. as a school requirement, i'm doing a research on the marital, familial and kinship patterns in the state of qatar. i hope you can share your insights regarding this matter. i'll be waiting for your response.
thanks!
p. s.
these are the information that i'll be needing. (in the State of Qatar)
I. date/mate selection: who chooses the mates? the person involved or the family of the persons involved (arranged marriage)
II. type: monogamy of polygamy?
III. form of family: nuclear or extended? (who are in the household?)
IV. source of authority: patriarchal or matriarchal?
V. descent: matrilineal or patrilineal?
VI. which relatives are given more importance? blood-related or marriage-related or family friends?
VII. rules of residence: mother's side or father's side?
VIII. terms they use for their relatives? mother, father, aunt, uncle, etc., cousins (1st, 2nd,etc.)
IX. type of kinship terminologies
