Critical Kinship Studies - An Introduction to the Field (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book draws together research on posthumanism and studies of kinship to elaborate an account of western human kinship practices. Studies of kinship have increasingly sought to critique the normative assumptions that often underpin how caring relationships between humans are understood. The categorisation of 'human' and 'kinship' is brought into question and this book examines who might be excluded through adherence to accepted categories and how a critical lens may broaden our understanding of caring relationships. Bringing together a diverse array of analytic foci and theoretical lenses, Critical Kinship Studies opens up new avenues for understanding what it means to be in relationships with others, and in so doing challenges the human exceptionalism that has often limited how we think about family, loss, love and subjectivity.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Damien W. Riggs • Elizabeth Peel
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-50504-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-50504-4
Barcode:	9781137505040

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