Another View of American Kinship1
- 28 October 1973
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Anthropologist
- Vol. 75 (5) , 1634-1656
- https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1973.75.5.02a00270
Abstract
A cursory review of models which have been used in the analysis of the American kinship system is given. Then a new analysis phrased in terms of Lounsbury's formal model is presented. The American system is seen to be based upon three simple principles, which may be explained in terms of the structure of the familistic side of American society. Finally, these logical rules are used to determine the status of certain indeterminate kin types.Keywords
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