Kinship and Marriage - An Anthropological Perspective

Klappentext New paperback edition of Robin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance! which has become an established classic of social science literature. Zusammenfassung Robin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance has become an established classic of the social science literature. It was the first attempt to produce an overview of this central subject and has maintained its unique position over the years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Cambridge University Press Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; 1. Kinship, family and descent; 2. The incest problem; 3. Local groups and descent groups; 4. Unilineal descent groups; 5. Segmentation and double descent; 6. Cognatic descent and ego-centred groups; 7. Exogamy and direct exchange; 8. Asymmetrical and complex systems; 9. Kinship terminology; References and further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Fox, Fox Robin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.1984
• EAN: 9780521278232
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27823-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social an; Cambridge Studies in Social an
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories