03125oam 2200649I 450 991082634940332120240131154021.01-136-53549-71-136-53556-X1-315-01747-410.4324/9781315017471 (CKB)3710000000056604(EBL)1540379(OCoLC)863823400(SSID)ssj0001154766(PQKBManifestationID)11612217(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001154766(PQKBWorkID)11177285(PQKB)11632923(MiAaPQ)EBC1540379(Au-PeEL)EBL1540379(CaPaEBR)ebr10800365(CaONFJC)MIL762156(OCoLC)958105893(OCoLC)1237566774(FINmELB)ELB138727(EXLCZ)99371000000005660420180331e20041969 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrComparative studies in kinship /Jack GoodyOxon [England] :Routledge,2004.1 online resource (282 p.)Family & kinship ;IIIRoutledge library editions.Anthropology and ethnographyFirst published in 1969.0-415-86923-4 0-415-33010-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents ; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Comparative Sociology and theDecolonization of the Social Sciences; CHAPTER TWO A Comparative Approach to Incest and Adultery1; CHAPTER THREE The Mother's Brother and the Sister's Sonin West Africa; CHAPTER FOUR The Classification of Donble Descent Systems; CHAPTER FIVE Inheritance, Social Change and the BoundaryProblem; CHAPTER SIX Marriage Policy and Incorporation inNorthern Ghana; CHAPTER SEVEN The Circulation of Women and Chldren inNorthern GhanaCHAPTER EIGHT Cross-cousin Marriage in Northern GhanaCHAPTER NINE Indo-European Kinship; CHAPTER TEN On Nannas and Nannies; Subject IndexAgainst the background of the problems involved in the comparative study of human society, the essays in this book show the comparative ideal in practice, which combines elements from both sociology and anthropology. <BR> In each essay, specific problems are treated in a way which tests theory against evidence, to replace assertion by demonstration. <BR> Topics covered include:<BR> · Incest and Adultery<BR> · Double descent systems<BR> · Inheritance, social change and the boundary problem<BR> · Marriage policy<BR> · The circulation of women and children in northern Ghana<BR> · Indo-European kiRoutledge library editions.Anthropology and ethnography.KinshipKinship.392.32Goody Jack.136697MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826349403321Comparative studies in kinship3930027UNINA