Kin Groups and Social Structure - Couverture souple

Keesing, Roger M.

 
9780030128462: Kin Groups and Social Structure

Synopsis

This text examines the evolution of kinship and social structure. Keesing considers the importance of patrilineal descent and the permutations of descent systems, matrilineal and double descent, alliance systems, cognate descent and bilateral kinship as organizing principles. Relevant analogies and examples are used throughout.

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