130 Pages
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Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 1960s the family had been described as ‘by far the most important primary group in society’. The primary concern of the sociologist was to understand the functioning of family life in any given society and to set his observations in the wider framework of the relation of kinship systems to social structures. In this study, originally published in 1969, Dr Turner’s aim was to present a... Read more
General Editor’s Introduction. 1. Family and Kinship: A Sociological Perspective 2. The British Kinship System 3. The Developmental Cycle: Phases (i) and (ii) 4. The Developmental Cycle: Phases (iii) and (iv) 5. Kinship and Social Structure 6. Conclusion. Appendix: British Kinship Terminology and Kinship Classifications. Suggestions for Further Reading. Bibliography.
Biography
Christopher Turner
