Comparative studies in kinship / / Jack Goody
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| Autore: |
Goody Jack
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| Titolo: |
Comparative studies in kinship / / Jack Goody
|
| Pubblicazione: | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 392.32 |
| Soggetto topico: | Kinship |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | First published in 1969. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Ghana |
| CHAPTER EIGHT Cross-cousin Marriage in Northern GhanaCHAPTER NINE Indo-European Kinship; CHAPTER TEN On Nannas and Nannies; Subject Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Against 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 ki |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Comparative studies in kinship |
| ISBN: | 1-136-53549-7 |
| 1-136-53556-X | |
| 1-315-01747-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464165503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge library editions. . -Anthropology and ethnography.