Cultures of Relatedness by Janet Carsten
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'. These developments have prompted anthropologists to take a fresh look at idioms of relatedness in other societies, and to review the ways in which relationships are symbolised and interpreted in our own society. Defamiliarizing some classic cases, challenging the established analytic categories of anthropology, the contributors to this innovative book focus on the boundary between the 'biological' and the 'social', and bring into question the received wisdom at the heart of the study of kinship.
'In Cultures of Relatedness, kinship study takes flight once again, soars to new heights, and offers us fresh perspectives on a topic that has long been integral to anthropology' Ethnos
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521651936 |
| ISBN 10 | 052165193X |
| Title | Cultures of Relatedness |
| Author | Janet Carsten |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2000-03-09 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
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