Readings In Kinship In Urban Society

Author : C. C. Harris
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483139364

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Reading in Kinship in Urban Society by C. C. Harris Pdf

Reading in Kinship in Urban Society is a collection of articles that deal with family and kinship in urban settlements. It provides comparative ethnographic data and introduces studies and approaches found outside British social inquiry. Organized into four parts, this book first introduces kinship systems and the recognition of relationships in various communities. It then identifies the functions of kinship systems and pays particular attention to inheritance of property. After discussing patterns of mate selection and marital relationships, it turns to the effects of urbanization on family life. This book ends with a discussion about the family life of elderly people. Anthropologists and sociologists studying the relation of kinship to societies will find this book invaluable.

Author : C. C. Harris
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483186658

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Readings in Kinship in Urban Society by C. C. Harris Pdf

Readings in Kinship in Urban Society is a collection of articles on a specialized aspect of Sociology and Social Psychology, mainly focusing on the web of social relationships in urban setting. This book is divided into five major parts, discussing different areas of kinship in urban society. The first part examines kinship systems and the recognition of relationships, wherein certain formal characteristics of the cognatic kinship system of a rural community in Greece are featured. This book then explains the functions of kinship. Mate selection, as well as urbanization and the family, is also tackled. This text concludes by explaining a study of the family life of old people. This publication will be invaluable to anthropologists, sociologists, human ecologists, and other experts interested in studying kinship systems. Anthropology, sociology, and human ecology students will also find this book interesting and helpful.

Author : Christopher Charles Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:729326585

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Readings in Kinship in Urban Society by Christopher Charles Harris Pdf

Author : R. E. Pahl
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483181240

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Readings in Urban Sociology by R. E. Pahl Pdf

Readings in Urban Sociology covers the specialized aspect of sociology, together with an introduction designed to relate the selected Readings to the state of sociological knowledge and research in the field in question. This book is organized into four parts encompassing 12 chapters, and begins with an overview of the study of urbanization and urban sociology. The opening part describes the nature of industrial urbanism in Great Britain. This part deals with the development of British urban sociology and the idea of neighborhood community. The next part examines the distinction between ways of life in the modern city and the modern suburb. This part also looks into the context of urbanization involving population dispersal and diffusion. The closing parts provide an analysis of the urban system in terms of a conflict model and demonstrate the development of Prague's ecological structure. These parts also discuss the notion of a rural-urban continuum and the process of adjustment to an urban system in Africa. This book will prove useful to sociologists and researchers.

Author : Bert N. Adams,Thomas Weirath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Families
ISBN : UCAL:B3912190

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Readings on the Sociology of the Family by Bert N. Adams,Thomas Weirath Pdf

Author : Harold E. Nottridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135668556

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The Sociology of Urban Living by Harold E. Nottridge Pdf

The urban setting in which people live has an important influence upon the organization and planning of their social lives. H. E. Nottridge here presents a valuable introduction to the field of urban sociology, showing that it is a theoretical discipline which is worthy of consideration in its own right. Throughout his account Mr Nottridge places strong emphasis on the need for comparative perspectives. He uses a wide range of source material from urban environments as far apart as shanty towns in developing countries and the great metropolitan complexity of London. He covers such topics as scope and methods in urban sociology, social differences in towns and , in the context of urban social structure, the family and network theories. He also analyses the work of the Chicago School of Weber, Tonnies, Park, Redfield and Wirth, assessing their value for mdoern urban sociology. The author concludes with an examination of housing, migration and urban poverty. This book was first published in 1972.

Author : Larissa Adler Lomnitz,Marisol Pérez-Lizaur
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691226934

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A Mexican Elite Family, 1820-1980 by Larissa Adler Lomnitz,Marisol Pérez-Lizaur Pdf

This book presents the history of the Gomez, an elite family of Mexico that today includes several hundred individuals, plus their spouses and the families of their spouses, all living in Mexico City. Tracing the family from its origins in mid-nineteenth-century Mexico through its rise under the Porfirio Diaz regime and focusing especially on the last three generations, the work shows how the Gomez have evolved a distinctive subculture and an ability to advance their economic interests under changing political and economic conditions. One of the authors' major findings is the importance of the kinship system, particularly the three-generation "grandfamily" as a basic unit binding together people of different generations and different classes. The authors show that the top entrepreneurs in the family, the direct descendants of its founder, remain the acknowledged leaders of the kin, each one ruling his business as a patron-owner through a network of clienty2Drelatives. Other family members, though belonging to the middle class, identify ideologically with the family leadership and the bourgeoisie, and family values tend to overrule considerations of strictly business interest even among entrepreneurs.

Author : D.H.J. Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317651062

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Social Theory and the Family (RLE Social Theory) by D.H.J. Morgan Pdf

An experienced teacher of courses on the sociology of the family, D.H.J. Morgan frequently encounters a gulf between ‘the family’ as it is often treated in sociological texts and ‘the family’ as it is usually experienced. In this book he provides an extremely valuable bridge between the two by presenting an encounter between some of the mainstream theoretical approaches and concerns in the sociology of the family and what he terms as ‘critical’ perspectives on the family. This is the first British book on a basic social institution that takes into account the literature outside the mainstream of sociological analysis that deals with the subject. The first half examines the varieties of functional theorizing embedded in many texts, the over-concern with the question of kinship in modern society and the treatment of the family as a ‘success story’. In the second half Dr Morgan presents a critical account of some of the counter-theories: those derived from the radical feminist movement, the existential psycho-analytical approach associated with Laing, and the critical analyses of sex in an advanced capitalist society. A final chapter suggests some themes and orientations, derived from this encounter of theoretical approaches and modern perspectives, which can be usefully developed.

Author : Walter P. Zenner
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0887067484

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Persistence and Flexibility by Walter P. Zenner Pdf

Using a variety of anthropological approaches, the authors illustrate how the Jewish identity has persisted in the United States despite great subcultural variation and a wide range of adaptations. Within the various essays, attention is given to both mainstream Jews and to the Hasidim, Yemenites, Indian Sephardim, Soviet Emigres, and "Jews for Jesus." Institutions such as the family, the school, and the synagogue, are considered through techniques of participation/ observation and in archeological research. Persistence and Flexibility provides a means of viewing the Jewish community through the prism of key events, or rituals, and symbols.

Author : Jerome A. Katz,G. Thomas Lumpkin,Alex Stewart
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857240972

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Entrepreneurship and Family Business by Jerome A. Katz,G. Thomas Lumpkin,Alex Stewart Pdf

Deals with the issue of entrepreneurship and family business. This title considers the issues, problems, contexts, or processes that make a family firm more entrepreneurial. It covers topics such as the emergence and growth of family businesses, and the use of entrepreneurial policies, practices and strategies by family firms.

Author : Angelique Janssens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0521892155

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Family and Social Change by Angelique Janssens Pdf

An innovative study examining the effects of nineteenth-century industrialisation on family life.

Author : Keith Robbins,American Historical Association,Royal Historical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0198224966

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A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 by Keith Robbins,American Historical Association,Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.

Author : Nelson H. H. Graburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004727338

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Readings in Kinship and Social Structure by Nelson H. H. Graburn Pdf

Author : Cyril S. Belshaw
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483138701

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Cyril S. Belshaw Pdf

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: An Anthropology of Public Policy sees the community in a global and national view, raises a statement saying that society itself is policy making, and asks what societies can achieve if they did things differently. The book is divided into five parts. Part I: Policy and Anthropology discusses the challenge of policy and explains how anthropology is a social science. Part II: Analysis of World Society covers the analysis and policy of the village universe; the urban contribution; elements of the nation state; international connections, and the ""supra-nation"". Part III: Movement in the Social System includes the innovation and genesis of ideas; resources and their management; change, conflict, and resistance. Part IV: Styles of Action discusses the process of technical assistance; politics and conflict; the relationship between the politician and the social scientist; the mastery of judgment; and the organization of social sciences. Part V: Values and Options talks about the values choice, and the problems of science. The text is recommended for sociologists, anthropologists, and politicians, especially those who would like to know the importance of the social studies, its relation to society and politics, and the global community.

Author : E. A. Johns
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483147543

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The Social Structure of Modern Britain by E. A. Johns Pdf

The Social Structure of Modern Britain, Third Edition is a comprehensive account of the social structure of modern Britain. Aspects of social structure are examined from a historical and comparative perspective. The book includes statistical information, not only on the more obvious areas like births, deaths, and immigration, but also on such lesser known (but no less important) topics as leisure behavior, income and wealth, and trends in criminal and other deviant activities. Comprised of six chapters, this book begins with an introduction to the demographic features of British society, including population trends in the twentieth century, socio-economic aspects of population, and fertility and mortality trends, along with the effects of immigration on demography. Subsequent chapters focus on the family, social class, and education as well as leisure and pleasure. The final chapter is devoted to three major mechanisms of social control in British society: religion, political institutions, and law enforcement. In particular, it assesses the extent to which religious beliefs and political attitudes exert control over people's thoughts and behavior, together with the definition of crime, the causes of criminal behavior, and the aims of a penal system. This monograph will be a useful resource for sociologists and social scientists.