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Anthropology and Human CulturesSocial Sciences

Kinship Systems in Times of Institutional Change

The proposed book takes kinship systems and institutional change as one coherent problem rather than two disconnected topics. The planned chapters distinguish mechanisms from metaphors, empirical findings from predictions, and strong evidence from plausible conjecture. The emphasis is on kinship systems viewed through institutional change, with social data, institutional cases, comparative research, and methodological transparency. Which claims can be tested independently, and which remain interpretive?

PublisherLighthouse Books, Delaware, USA
Universal Book ID25601
SubjectKinship Systems
DisciplineSocial Sciences
LanguageEnglish
CategoryComparative social-science study
TagsKinship Systems

Table of Contents

Introduction — Kinship Systems in Times of Institutional Change
1. The Problem and Its Vocabulary in Kinship Systems
2. Evidence, Sources, and Their Limits for Institutional Change
3. Historical and Conceptual Foundations of Kinship Systems
4. Methods for Comparative Inquiry in Anthropology and Human Cultures
5. Observation, Measurement, and Meaning: Kinship Systems
6. Social and Technical Implications: Institutional Change
7. Theory in Contact with Practice: Anthropology and Human Cultures
8. Institutions, Practices, and Context: Kinship Systems
9. Local Cases and Wider Comparisons: Institutional Change
10. Testing Rival Accounts: Anthropology and Human Cultures
11. Ethics, Access, and Practical Limits: Kinship Systems
12. Evidence Gaps and Future Research: Institutional Change
Conclusion — What the Evidence Allows
References and Further Reading
Index

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