Cultures of Relatedness New Approaches to the Study of Kinship |
|
| Editor:
| Carsten, Janet |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-65627-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $57.99 |
Book Description:
|
Our understanding of what makes a person a relative has been transformed by radical changes in marriage arrangements and gender relations, and by new reproductive technologies. We can no longer take it for granted that our most fundamental social relationships are grounded in 'biology' or 'nature'. Examining the idioms of relatedness in other societies, and ways in which relationship is symbolised and interpreted in our own society, this book challenges established analytic categories...
More DescriptionOur understanding of what makes a person a relative has been transformed by radical changes in marriage arrangements and gender relations, and by new reproductive technologies. We can no longer take it for granted that our most fundamental social relationships are grounded in 'biology' or 'nature'. Examining the idioms of relatedness in other societies, and ways in which relationship is symbolised and interpreted in our own society, this book challenges established analytic categories of anthropology, and bring into question the received wisdom at the heart of the study of kinship.