Introduction to the Science of Kinship

Murray J. Leaf; Dwight Read

doi:10.5771/9781793632388

Introduction to the Science of Kinship

1. Edition 2020

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doi.org/10.5771/9781793632388
ISBN print: 978-1-7936-3237-1
ISBN online: 978-1-7936-3238-8
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Abstract

In Introduction to the Science of Kinship, Murray J. Leaf and Dwight Read show how humans use specific systems of social ideas to organize their kinship relations and illustrate what this implies for the science of human social organization. Leaf and Read explain that every human society has multiple social organizations, each of which is associated with a distinct vocabulary. This vocabulary is associated with interrelated definitions of social roles and relations. These roles and relations have four specific logical properties: reciprocity, transitivity, boundedness, and imaginary spatial dimensionality. These properties allow individuals to use them in communication to create ongoing, agreed-upon, organizations. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and mathematics.

Schlagworte

Social Construction Social Organization Kinship Kinship Terminology Kinship and Marriage Linguistics

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Preface
1–16 Chapter 1 Introduction 1–16
17–46 Chapter 2 The Path to the Kinship Apocalypse 17–46
47–70 Chapter 3 Theory of Organizations 47–70
71–104 Chapter 4 Kinship and Biology 71–104
105–122 Chapter 5 Kinship Maps 105–122
123–142 Chapter 6 Ideas Attached to Kinship Maps 123–142
143–162 Chapter 7 Domestic Group Organizations 143–162
163–192 Chapter 8 The Hopi 163–192
193–222 Chapter 9 The Purum 193–222
223–238 Chapter 10 The Dravidian Problem Transformed 223–238
239–288 Chapter 11 Kinship, Logic, and Mathematics 239–288
289–300 Chapter 12 Conclusion 289–300
301–304 Glossary 301–304
305–314 References 305–314
315–322 Index 315–322
323–324 About the Authors 323–324

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