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The Web of Kinship Among the Tallensi : The Second Part of an Analysis of the Social Structure of a Trans-Volta Tribe / by Meyer Fortes

Author
Fortes, Meyer
Published
Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018]
Copyright Date
©1949
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (390 pages) : 16 illustrations, text file, PDF
Additional Creators
Taylor & Francis
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Contents
1. Introductory -- 2. Kinship and the Lineage System -- 3. The Homestead and the Joint Family -- 4. Husband and Wife in the Structure of the Family -- 5. Parents andChildren in the Framework of the Lineage -- 6. The Moral Basis of the Relationship of Parent and Child -- 7. The Genetic Development of Parent- Child Relationships -- 8. Tensions in the Parent-Child Relationship -- 9. Grandparents and Grandchildren -- 10. Siblings in the Social Structure -- 11. The Web of Extra-Clan Kinship.
Summary
Originally published in 1949, this book takes the analysis of Tale social structure further. It shows how the patriarchal principle regulates domestic life and thus moulds individual development among the Tallensi. The analysis of the inter-connexion of Legal, econoic and personal relationships sheds new light on the general problems of social organization in patriarchal societies, both in Africa and elsewhere.
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ISBN
9780429490200 (e-book : PDF)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Forms
Also available in print format.
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