Presenting twenty-nine original chapters - each written by an
expert in the field - this Handbook examines the history of kinship
theory and the directions in which it has moved over the past few
years. Using examples from across the globe (Africa, India, South
America, Malaysia, Asia, the Pacific, Europe and North America),
this Handbook highlights the power of kinship theory to address
questions of broad anthropological significance. How have recent
advances in reproductive medicine fundamentally altered our
understanding of biological properties? How has globalization
brought in its wake new ways of imagining human relatedness? What
might recent shifts in state welfare policies tell us about those
relations of power that define the difference between 'functional'
versus 'dysfunctional' families? Addressing these and many other
timely concerns, this volume presents the results of cutting edge
research and demonstrates that the study of kinship is likely to
remain at the core of anthropological inquiry.
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