Relationships, Residence and the Individual
A Rural Panamanian Community
1st Edition
Published on 9. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-138-86199-2 (ISBN)
Description
Representing a departure from traditional studies of social organisation, the book asserts that a kinship system is best understood as a system of concepts rather than as a set of empirical relationships. Three aspects of life in the Panamanian community of Los Boquerones are described
First published in 1976.
First published in 1976.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-86199-2 (9781138861992)
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Person
Stephen Gudeman
Content
1. The country, people and problem2. Village life and ties to the larger society3. Economic organization4. God, the devil and the saints5. The individual6. The household7. The household and the elementary family8. From natal to conjugal household9. Forms of conjugal relations 10. Conjugal instability11. Extra-domestic kinship and affinity12. Forming the 'compadrazgo'13. The structure of 'compadrazgo'14. Relationships, residence, religion and the individual