Kinship in Action: Self and Group

Condition - Very Good
The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and functions properly. Item may arrive with damaged packaging or be repackaged. It may be marked, have identifying markings on it, or have minor cosmetic damage. It may also be missing some parts/accessories or bundled items.

Kinship in Action: Self and Group

For courses in Social Organization, Kinship, and Cultural Ecology.
Kinship has made a come-back in Anthropology.Â Not only is there a line of noted, general, introductory works and readers in the topic, but theoretical discussions have been stimulated both by technological changes in mechanisms of reproduction and by reconsiderations of how to define kinship in the most productive ways for cross-cultural comparisons.
In addition, kinship studies have moved away from the minutiae of kin terminological systems and the â€œkinship algebraâ€ often associated with these, to the broader analysis of processes, historical changes and fundamental cultural meanings in which kin relationships are implicated.Â In this changed, and changing context both Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart -- both of the University of Pittsburgh -- bring together a number of interests and concerns, in order to provide pointers for students, as well as scholars, in this field of study.
Taking an explicitly processual approach, the authors examine definitions of terms such as kinship itself, approach the topic in a way that is invariably ethnographic, and deploy materials from field areas where they themselves have worked.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-07-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780131844841

Country	USA
Brand	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2010-07-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780131844841

Kinship in Action: Self and Group

You might also like...