Kinship Networks And Exchange

Author : Thomas Schweizer,Douglas White,Douglas R. White
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521590213

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Kinship, Networks, and Exchange by Thomas Schweizer,Douglas White,Douglas R. White Pdf

This collection of articles aims at revitalizing the study of kinship and exchange in a social network perspective. It brings together studies of empirical systems of marriage and descent with investigations of the flow of material resources in societies of Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Europe. Restudies of classic ethnographic cases and fieldwork studies of kinship and exchange demonstrate how the social and material aspects of society are related, and address issues of concern to anthropology and the neighbouring disciplines of history, sociology and economics. This book marks the emergence of an 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.

Author : Frank K. Salter
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800734029

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Risky Transactions by Frank K. Salter Pdf

Trust is a central feature of relationships within the Mafia, oppressed minorities, kin groups everywhere, among dissidents, nationalist freedom fighters, ethnic tourists, ethnic middlemen, exchange networks of Kalahari Bushmen, and families subjected to Stalinist social control. Each of these types of trust is examined by a leading scholar and compared with the expectations of neo-Darwinian theory, in particular the theories of kin selection and ethnic nepotism. The result is a fascinating, theoretically focused yet empirically eclectic contribution to the overlapping fields of human ethnology, evolutionary psychology, and bio-politics. The common thread uniting these diverse phenomena is a trusting relationship predicated on altruism. Chapters examine the strengths and limits of human trust under various stressers and temptations to defect. By exploring the relationship between kin and ethnic altruism and showing its sensitivity to culture, Risky Transactions recasts the evolutionary approach to ethnicity as a blend of primordial and instrumental factors.

Author : Per Hage,Frank Harary
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 052155232X

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Island Networks by Per Hage,Frank Harary Pdf

Using network models from graph theory, this book analyses the formation of Pacific island empires.

Author : Peter P. Schweitzer
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415182840

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Dividends of Kinship by Peter P. Schweitzer Pdf

Aiming to reassert the importance of kinship, and of studying kinship within the framework of social anthropology, this text looks at its benefits and burdens across cultures.

Author : Douglas White,Ulla Johansen
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0739108964

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Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems by Douglas White,Ulla Johansen Pdf

Using network visualization and the study of the dynamics of marriage choices, Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems expands the theory of social practice to show how changes in the structure of a society's kinship network affect the development of social cohesion over time. Using the genealogical networks of a Turkish nomad clan, authors Douglas White and Ulla Johansen explore how changes in network cohesion are revealed to be indicative of key processes of social change. This approach alters in fundamental ways the anthropological concepts of social structure, organizational dynamics, social cohesion, marriage strategies, as well as the study of community politics within the dynamics of ongoing personal interaction.

Author : Danesh A. Chekki
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004039228

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Modernization and Kin Network by Danesh A. Chekki Pdf

Author : George A. Barnett
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506338255

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Encyclopedia of Social Networks by George A. Barnett Pdf

Request a FREE 30-day online trial to this title at www.sagepub.com/freetrial This two-volume encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging, fast-developing field of social networking, a much-needed resource at a time when new social networks or "communities" seem to spring up on the internet every day. Social networks, or groupings of individuals tied by one or more specific types of interests or interdependencies ranging from likes and dislikes, or disease transmission to the "old boy" network or overlapping circles of friends, have been in existence for longer than services such as Facebook or YouTube; analysis of these networks emphasizes the relationships within the network . This reference resource offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and research within the social sciences that has sprung from the analysis of such groupings, with accompanying definitions, measures, and research. Featuring approximately 350 signed entries, along with approximately 40 media clips, organized alphabetically and offering cross-references and suggestions for further readings, this encyclopedia opens with a thematic Reader's Guide in the front that groups related entries by topics. A Chronology offers the reader historical perspective on the study of social networks. This two-volume reference work is a must-have resource for libraries serving researchers interested in the various fields related to social networks.

Author : Anne R. Roschelle
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997-04-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780761901594

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No More Kin by Anne R. Roschelle Pdf

Black and Latino families are in fact highly family-oriented and want to be involved in exchange networks but, because they are economically disenfranchised, they are prevented from participation. The vitriolic debate on welfare reform currently sweeping the nation assumes that if institutional mechanisms of social support are eliminated, impoverished families will simply rely on an extensive web of kinship networks for their survival. The political discourse surrounding poverty and welfare reform has an increasingly racial undertone. Implementation of social policy that presupposes the availability of family safety nets in minority communities could have disastrous consequences for many without extended kin networks. Many scholars and political analysts assume that thriving kin and non-kin social support networks continue to characterize minority family life. Policy recommendations based on these underlying assumptions may lead to the implementation of harmful social policy. No More Kin examines extended kinship networks among African American, Chicano, Puerto-Rican, and non-Hispanic white families in contemporary America and seeks to provide an integrated theoretical framework for examining how the simultaneity of gender, race, and class oppression affects minority family organization. Breaking new ground in a variety of fields, No More Kin is sure to become a valuable resource for students and professionals in family studies, gender studies, and race/ethnic studies.

Author : A.O. Olutayo
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443850001

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Kinship Networks and International Migration in Nigeria by A.O. Olutayo Pdf

This book gives a detailed, comprehensive and insightful account of Nigerians’ international migration trajectories, drivers, processes and dynamics. The book is inspired by the orientation and conviction that, as developing nations, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the world struggle with pathways to development, the time has come to consistently factor in international migration so as to sustainably annex the gains and mitigate loss within the framework of Migration for Development (M4D). However, before migration can drive development, emigration and return forces must be sufficiently understood, especially with regards to the interface of kinship networks which punctuate and strongly influence behavioural characteristics and social relations of Africans. The book was written with strong sociological and anthropological elements and with important academic and pragmatic development orientations. It realistically engages with recent discourses and debates in migration and diaspora studies, kinship, return migration, remittances and migration for development policies and practices. The book is of both theoretical and practical importance, establishing a useful interface among theoretical, empirical and pragmatic issues with relevance not only for the largely ‘sending’ developing nations, but also for the ‘receiving’ developed nations of Europe, America and a few emerging economies of Asia. This book will be very useful as teaching, research and policy material.

Author : Karen Fog Olwig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135210984

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Small Islands, Large Questions by Karen Fog Olwig Pdf

This book focuses on the post-emancipation period in the Caribbean and how local societies dealt with the new socio-economic conditions. Scholars from Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, England, Denmark and The Netherlands link this era with the contemporary Caribbean.

Author : John Scott,Peter J. Carrington
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1065 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473971189

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The SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis by John Scott,Peter J. Carrington Pdf

This sparkling Handbook offers an unrivalled resource for those engaged in the cutting edge field of social network analysis. Systematically, it introduces readers to the key concepts, substantive topics, central methods and prime debates. Among the specific areas covered are: Network theory Interdisciplinary applications Online networks Corporate networks Lobbying networks Deviant networks Measuring devices Key Methodologies Software applications. The result is a peerless resource for teachers and students which offers a critical survey of the origins, basic issues and major debates. The Handbook provides a one-stop guide that will be used by readers for decades to come.

Author : David Warren Sabean,Simon Teuscher,Jon Mathieu
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Europe
ISBN : 1845452887

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Kinship in Europe by David Warren Sabean,Simon Teuscher,Jon Mathieu Pdf

Since the publication of Philippe Ariès' book, 'Centuries of Childhood', there has been great interest among historians in the history of the family and the household. The essays in this text explore two major transitions in kinship patterns - at the end of the Middle Ages and at the end of the 18th century.

Author : Charles, Nickie,Davies, Charlotte
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847423603

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Families in transition by Charles, Nickie,Davies, Charlotte Pdf

This book addresses the complexity of family change. It draws on evidence from two linked studies, one carried out in the 1960s and the other in the early years of the 21st century, to analyse the specific ways in which family lives have changed and how they have been affected by the major structural and cultural changes of the second half of the twentieth century. The book shows that, while there has undeniably been change, there is a surprising degree of continuity in family practices. It casts doubt on claims that families have been subject to a process of dramatic change and provides an alternative account which is based on careful analysis of empirical data. The book presents a unique opportunity to chart the nature of social change in a particular locality over the last 50 years; includes discussions of social and cultural variations in family life, focusing on younger as well as older generations; explores not only what happens within family-households but also what happens within networks of kin across different households and shows the way changing patterns of employment affect kinship networks and how geographical mobility co-exists with the maintenance of strong kinship ties. The findings will be of interest to students of sociology, social anthropology, social policy, women's studies, gender studies and human geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Author : George A. Barnett
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781412979115

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Encyclopedia of Social Networks by George A. Barnett Pdf

This handbook systematically introduces readers to the key concepts, substantive topics, central methods and prime debates.

Author : Madonna Harrington Meyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135959579

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Care Work by Madonna Harrington Meyer Pdf

Care Work is a collection of original essays on the complexities of providing care. These essays emphasize how social policies intersect with gender, race, and class to alternately compel women to perform care work and to constrain their ability to do so. Leading international scholars from a range of disciplines provide a groundbreaking analysis of the work of caring in the context of the family, the market, and the welfare state.