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The joking relationship is an interaction that mediates and stabilizes social relationships where there is tension, competition, or potential conflict, such as between in-laws and between clans and tribes. [3]
Sanankuya (also sanankou(n)ya, sinankun, senenkun, [1] senankuya [2]) refers to a social characteristic present especially among the Manding peoples as well as many West African societies in general, often described in English with terms such as "cousinage" or "joking relationship".
The context of joking in turn leads to a study of joking relationships, a term coined by anthropologists to refer to social groups within a culture who take part in institutionalised banter and joking. These relationships can be either one-way or a mutual back and forth between partners. The joking relationship is defined as a peculiar ...
These relationships benefit the workers by creating a support system that would otherwise be unavailable to those living far from home. These ties are, however, fictive in a strict sense and mean nothing to the people in such pretenses. [citation needed] Some fictive kin relationships have been discovered in Israel in relation to organ transplants.
The star of 'The Diplomat' met Rhys on the set of their FX show The Americans, which began in 2013, and they welcomed a son together in 2016
Travis Kelce is looking back with his signature sense of humor. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end reflected on his high profile relationship with Taylor Swift on Wednesday's episode of his New ...
Serers and Toucouleurs are linked by a bond of "cousinage". This is a tradition common to many ethnic groups of West Africa known as Maasir (var : Massir) in Serer language (Joking relationship) or kal, which comes from kalir (a deformation of the Serer word kucarla meaning paternal lineage or paternal inheritance). This joking relationship ...
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