Srinitya Duvvuri − Profile

Couvade:

- a kinship usage

- the queer practice where a husband is subjected to the same restrictions and taboos as his wife during her pregnancy

- he is made to lead the life of an invalid, follows same taboos and even diet restrictions. eg - Khasi husband and wife are not allowed to cross rivers

Consanguineous -

1. includes all those kin related by blood

2. characterised by relaxed and informal relations

3.example - ego's mother

Affinal -

1. includes all those kin related to each other by a socially or legally apporved marital relationship

2. characterised by formal and distant relations

3. example - ego's wife