Kinship Diagram: A FAMILY TREE

PART ONE: This assignment is for you to create at least some of your or a friend's family tree. I'm looking for about twenty-five people on the tree at a minimum, with a good array of different types of people, especially cousins on both sides, if possible. That is, some on mother's side, some on father's side, at least 3 generations, more if you can. You don't have to put in absolutely everyone, but you can if you want. Label each person with his or her name and the relationship to ego.

You may interview someone else about his or her family or do your own family, possibly interviewing a grandparent for details on relationships.

Use a standard anthropological kinship diagram to indicate all of the tree's sprouts and branches. Standard notation is shown in your text and will be discussed in class. Check your book for details. Be sure all the people in the same generation are on one line across the page. I find taping 2 pieces of paper together end to end provides enough room without crowding. No posterboard, please.

Interview

PART TWO: Due with the tree. Collect at least one story about a grandparent, your own or someone else's. Interview him or her in person, if possible, about a significant life event. Often asking how the grandparent met his or her spouse leads to an interesting and fun story. If you have any difficulties with this assignment, for any reason, talk to me!