Introduction to the Science of Kinship
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- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- 105–122 Chapter 5 Kinship Maps 105–122
- 163–192 Chapter 8 The Hopi 163–192
- 193–222 Chapter 9 The Purum 193–222
- 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