Kinship, Networks, and Exchange: 12 (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 12)

ISBN 10: 0521590213 / ISBN 13: 9780521590211

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

About this Item

A collection of original articles intending to revitalize the study of kinship and exchange in a social network perspective. Editor(s): Schweizer, Thomas; White, Douglas R. Series Editor(s): Granovetter, Mark. Series: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 352 pages, 44 b/w illus. 3 maps 13 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 615. . 1998. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kinship, Networks, and Exchange: 12 (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 12)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521590213
• ISBN 13: 9780521590211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The intent of this collection of original essays is to revitalize the study of kinship and exchange in a social network perspective. The collection combines studies of empirical systems of marriage and descent with investigations of the flow of material resources. This book marks the emergence of a new era in the study of kinship and exchange using a productive combination of ethnographic substance with formal methods, one which leaves behind older structural-functionalist and culturalist assumptions.

About the Author

Thomas Schweizer is trained in anhthropology, sociology and psychology. A professor of anthropology at the University of Cologne and Director of its Institute of Ethnology, he has also taught at the universities of Beyreuth and Tuebingen and is a recipient of the Leibniz award of the German Research Society. Schweizer's research focuses are agrarian change and rural social organization in Indonesia, and comparative and quantitative studies of social organization.

Douglas White is a professor of anthropology and social networks at the University of California, Irvine, and Director of their Graduate Program in Social Networks. A student of social theory and mathematical social science, as well as anthropology, White was one of the co-designers of the standard cross-cultural sample. The recipient of NSF and Humboldt awards, White previously researched Mexican peasants, the Irish language, Austrian farming villages, and comparative studies of the sexual division labor.