Who they consider family
In Peru no matter what their status is, they show a high degree of unity, purpose, and integration through generations and as well as in the nuclear unit.The average size for families per household is 5 people. The roles of the different family members and sexes follow uniform patterns within social class and cultural configurations. The fathers are the head of the household, his wife follows him in this respect, but also exercises a reasonable amount of control over her own such as respect to property and marketing. families walk in a single-file to market, each carrying their bundles. The father leads the way then followed by the wife then their children.
Kinship
They practice patrilineages which means the wives belong to their father’s lineage and their children to their father’s side of the family tree. The mothers kin is part of the extended family. They also practice god-parenthood taking on from the catholic religion they have ceremonies when the god parent is chosen. The people involved include the child in the ceremony, the parents, and the godparents who are the protectors over the child. The primary relationship in this triad is between the godchild and the godparents. The secondary bond is between the parents and godparents who after the ceremony will forever mutually call each other compadre or comadre.
Descent Groups
Most of the groups in Peru are of Spanish descent. There are Peruvians who are also of European descent. The Peruvians that are of European descent are called “Mestizo”. In Peru, there are also Peruvians of Japanese descent. The European and Japanese descent groups exist because of the Spanish conquests that occurred in the 16th century.
Marriage
Peruvians follow the historical pattern of marriage, where women become a part of their husband’s family. They define marriage as not only a ceremony, but the stepping stone to start a family. Peruvians cherish the idea of having a family and culturally the religious ceremonies matter to them the most compared to the fact that the government sees their marriage ceremony as a documentation. Marriage is also a way for the women to play their assumed role in the house, which is care taking and the man to be the financial support. Some groups, including the Incas, practice endogamy. One generation ago in a village, fifty percent of the families practiced endogamy and that is relative to the residential unit. Presently, most of the Peruvians are now marrying outside of their descent group and are practicing Exogamy. This is the case because urbanization has influenced Peru into changing their culture. The Divorce rates in Peru are as shown below.
As you can see, Peru has a 1.4% divorce rate which is really low. It is reported that most of the divorces are causes of bad pairing or unstable family problems. Again, some areas within Peru approve same-sex marriages and relationships culturally. On the other end of the spectrum, some areas in Peru even go as far as killing any LGBTQ person. Unions in Peru have formed to rally against those people who disapprove of their sexuality. In Peru, they do not practice polygamy. Marriage is considered as a link between a man and women. Culturally and religiously, it is wrong in Peru to marry and have more than one spouse.
Works Cited
“Peru – FAMILY LIFE.” Peru – FAMILY LIFE. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2016.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/aa.1960.62.3.02a00040/pdf
http://www.zonalatina.com/Zldata308.htm
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