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Anthropological perspectives on kinship /
In this volume Ladislav Holy considers the extent to which overridingly Western assumptions have guided anthropological studies of kinship. This is the first introductory text on the subject to consider changes in the conceptualisation of kinship brought about by new reproductive technologies and th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Chicago, IL :
Pluto Press,
1996.
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| Colección: | Anthropology, culture, and society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this volume Ladislav Holy considers the extent to which overridingly Western assumptions have guided anthropological studies of kinship. This is the first introductory text on the subject to consider changes in the conceptualisation of kinship brought about by new reproductive technologies and the growing interest in culturally specific notions of personhood and gender. Holy reveals a growing sensitivity on the part of anthropologists to individual ideas of personhood and gender, and encourages further critical reflection on cultural bias in approaches to the subject. Linking kinship with wider debates in anthropology and the social sciences in a lucid, jargon free study, Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship is an invaluable introduction to current practice for specialists and non-specialists alike. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 198 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783713547 1783713542 0745309178 9780745309170 |