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Kin groups and social structure

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Kin groups and social structure

By Roger M. Keesing

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This text examines the evolution of kinship and social structure. Keesing considers the importance of patrilineal descent and the permutations of descent systems, matrilineal and double descent, alliance systems, cognate descent and bilateral kinship as organizing principles. Relevant analogies and examples are used throughout.

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9780030128462

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1975

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Kin groups and social structure

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