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The document discusses kinship studies in anthropology in the late 20th century. It analyzes how kinship studies shifted from focusing on social structures to emphasizing cultural construction and political economy. Scholars incorporated insights from fields such as history, politics and social theory. Kinship was examined not just as relationships but in relation to other institutions and social practices.

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Kinship Studies in Late Twentieth-Century Anthropology

Author(s): Michael G. Peletz


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Source: Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 24 (1995), pp. 343-372
Published by: Annual Reviews
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