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Three Styles in the Study of Kinship.

The study of kinship is a fundamental part of the study and the practice of social anthropology. This volume examines the work of three distinguished anthropologists that bear on kinship and determines what theoretical models are implicit in their writings and assesses to what extent their claims ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnes, J. A. (John Arundel), 1918-2010
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; I Safety in numbers; 1 Introduction; 2 Data and disciplines; 3 Culture or society?; 4 Culture or behaviour?; 5 Time and process; 6 Statistical techniques; 7 Coding; 8 The sampling unit; 9 Independent instances and independent trials; 10 Discrete or skinless cultures?; 11 Assessment; 2 Real models; 1 Introduction; 2 Objectives; 3 Fundamental elements; 4 Models, structures, and time; 5 Kinship structures; 6 Data for the model to explain; 7 Restricted and generalized exchange; 8 Filiation and residence.
  • 9 Limiting conditions10 Validation; 3 Irreducible principles; 1 Scope and limits; 2 Aims; 3 Analytical armamentarium; 4 Structure and organization; 5 Descent; 6 Filiation; 7 Segmentation, incest, and exogamy; 8 Assessment; Postscript; References; Index.